VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1527
Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to…
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.49%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.49%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cad81bc2529ab8c62b6fdc83a1c0c7f4a87209eb
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34977Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35120Broken Link
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc4Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/04/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/54188Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34799Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1236Not Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50293Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cad81bc2529ab8c62b6fdc83a1c0c7f4a87209eb
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34977Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35120Broken Link
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc4Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/04/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/54188Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34799Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1236Not Applicable
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50293Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.