CVE-2009-2691

Publication date 10 August 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
linux	Upstream: http://git.kernel.org/linus/13f0feafa6b8aead57a2a328e2fca6a5828bf286 Upstream: http://git.kernel.org/linus/00f89d218523b9bf6b522349c039d5ac80aa536d Upstream: http://git.kernel.org/linus/704b836cbf19e885f8366bccb2e4b0474346c02d

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2691