CVE-2009-2767
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-2767 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-08-14 15:16:27 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Linux | Kernel | 2.6.24.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Linux | Kernel | 2.6.25.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | -rc5 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| 404: File not found | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | |
| Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| git.kernel.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| USN-852-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| LKML: Hiroshi Shimamoto: Re: [PATCH] posix-timers: fix oops in clock_nanosleep() with CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | Patch |
| Linux Kernel "clock_nanosleep()" NULL Pointer Dereference - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request: kernel: clock_nanosleep() with CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW NULL pointer dereference | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| LKML: Hiroshi Shimamoto: Re: [PATCH] posix-timers: fix oops in clock_nanosleep() with CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lkml.org | Patch |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-08-18 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. This issue only affected kernels version 2.6.28-rc1 and later. Therefore this issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.