CVE-2009-2691
The mm_for_maps function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.4 and earlier allows local users to read (1) maps and (2) smaps files under proc/ via vectors related to ELF loading, a setuid process, and a race condition.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2009-08-14
- Last modified
- 2024-08-07
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Affected products
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00f89d218523b9bf6b522349c039d5ac80aa536d
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13f0feafa6b8aead57a2a328e2fca6a5828bf286
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=704b836cbf19e885f8366bccb2e4b0474346c02d
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/23/652
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/23/653
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124718946021193
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124718949821250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36501
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/11/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36019
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2246
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516171
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52401
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html
