CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-2848

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Aug 18, 2009 | Modified: Aug 28, 2020
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Linux_kernel Linux * 2.6.29.5 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30 (including) 2.6.30 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30-rc1 (including) 2.6.30-rc1 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30-rc2 (including) 2.6.30-rc2 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30-rc3 (including) 2.6.30-rc3 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30-rc4 (including) 2.6.30-rc4 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30-rc5 (including) 2.6.30-rc5 (including)
Linux_kernel Linux 2.6.30-rc6 (including) 2.6.30-rc6 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References