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NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-2848 Detail

Description

The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly handled during thread creation and exit.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/871942 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/35983 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36501 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36562 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36759 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/2 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/05/10 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52899 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11412 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8598 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9766 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2848
NVD Published Date:
08/18/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE