ghsa-j7ff-hmc8-4xc8
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 03:38
Modified
2025-04-09 04:13
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-2767"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-08-14T15:16:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-j7ff-hmc8-4xc8",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:13:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:38:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2767"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52317"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70d715fd0597f18528f389b5ac59102263067744"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=70d715fd0597f18528f389b5ac59102263067744"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/28"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/40"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/36200"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37105"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/06/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2197"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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