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CVE-2009-1527
Published: May 5, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
linux-kernel-ptraceattach-code-execution(50293)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
20090516 rPSA-2009-0084-1 kernel
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
54188
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc4
x_refsource_CONFIRM
35120
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20090504 CVE request: kernel: ptrace_attach: fix the usage of ->cred_exec_mutex
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
ADV-2009-1236
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
34799
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
x_refsource_CONFIRM
34977
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
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