CVE-2009-2768 | BDVDB-2026-37887 Detail
Description#
The load_flat_shared_library function in fs/binfmt_flat.c in the flat subsystem in the Linux kernel before 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."
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36278
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/13/1
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/22/91
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52909
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.blackfin.kernel.devel/1905
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36037
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.5
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3440625d78711bee41a84cf29c3d8c579b522666
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.