ghsa-5xgr-5h52-x493
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Published
2022-05-02 03:26
Modified
2025-04-09 04:09
Details

Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-1527"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-362"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-05-05T20:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.",
  "id": "GHSA-5xgr-5h52-x493",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:09:16Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:26:06Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1527"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50293"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cad81bc2529ab8c62b6fdc83a1c0c7f4a87209eb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=cad81bc2529ab8c62b6fdc83a1c0c7f4a87209eb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34977"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35120"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/04/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/54188"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34799"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1236"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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