7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2009-2768

Published: 14/08/2009 Updated: 09/02/2024
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The load_flat_shared_library function in fs/binfmt_flat.c in the flat subsystem in the Linux kernel prior to 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a shared flat binary, which triggers an access of an "uninitialized cred pointer."

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