FKIE_CVE-2009-2691
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-14 15:16 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30.1 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.30.2 |
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Nomenclature
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