7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2009-2767

Published: 14/08/2009 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Vulnerability Trend

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linux linux kernel 2.6.11

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.16

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.10

linux linux kernel 2.6.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.13

linux linux kernel 2.6.13.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.8

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.14

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.31

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.18

linux linux kernel 2.6.10

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.11

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.13

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.15

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.13.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.13.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.11

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.14

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.25

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.21

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.28

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.23

linux linux kernel 2.6.12.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.12.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.9

linux linux kernel 2.6.0

linux linux kernel 2.6.13.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.12.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.26

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.29

linux linux kernel 2.6.16

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.22

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.10

linux linux kernel 2.6.12.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.24

linux kernel 2.6.24.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.12.3

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.30

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.17

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.12

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.27

linux linux kernel 2.6.12.6

linux linux kernel

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.7

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.15

linux kernel 2.6.25.15

linux linux kernel 2.6.14.2

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.4

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.19

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.12

linux linux kernel 2.6.16.20

linux linux kernel 2.6.15.5

linux linux kernel 2.6.11.1

linux linux kernel 2.6.13.1

linux linux kernel 2.6

linux linux kernel 2.6.12

Vendor Advisories

Solar Designer discovered that the z90crypt driver did not correctly check capabilities A local attacker could exploit this to shut down the device, leading to a denial of service Only affected Ubuntu 606 (CVE-2009-1883) ...

Exploits

/* source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/35976/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected kernel, denying service to legitimate users Given the nature of this issue, attackers may also be able to execute arbitrary code, but this has not been confirmed Thi ...