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CVE-2009-1527

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
05/05/2009
Last modified:
07/11/2023

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.29 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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