CVE-2009-1527

Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.

Score
CVSS 2.0 6.9 Medium
Status
Modified - cve@mitre.org
Published
2009-05-05
Last modified
2024-08-07
Weaknesses
CWE-362

Affected products

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