CVE-2009-2691

Description (CNA)

The mm_for_maps function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.4 and earlier allows local users to read (1) maps and (2) smaps files under proc/ via vectors related to ELF loading, a setuid process, and a race condition.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/23/653
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36265
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/23/652
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516171
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36019
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00f89d218523b9bf6b522349c039d5ac80aa536d
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=704b836cbf19e885f8366bccb2e4b0474346c02d
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/11/1
• http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124718946021193
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2246
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13f0feafa6b8aead57a2a328e2fca6a5828bf286
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36501
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52401
• http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124718949821250

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