CVE-2009-2848

Summary

CVECVE-2009-2848
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-18 21:00:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-28 13:10:00 UTC
DescriptionThe execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly handled during thread creation and exit.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 11 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.30 rc6 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Linux Desktop 9 All All All
Operating System Novell Linux Desktop 9 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 9 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esx 4.0 All All All
Operating System Vmware Esx 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vma 4.0 All All All
Application Vmware Vma 4.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request - kernel: execve: must clear current->clear_child_tid MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again MLIST article.gmane.org Broken Link
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Linux Kernel "clear_child_tid" Memory Corruption - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE request - kernel: execve: must clear current->clear_child_tid MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
[SECURITY] Fedora 11 Update: kernel-2.6.29.6-217.2.16.fc11 FEDORA www.redhat.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-852-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
VMSA-2009-0016.1 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Fedora update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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