CVE-2009-2691
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 14, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 5, 2009
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [linux-kernel] 20090623 [PATCH 1/1] mm_for_maps: simplify, use ptrace_may_access()mailing-list
- 36265third-party-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20090623 [PATCH 0/1] mm_for_maps: simplify, use ptrace_may_access()mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516171
- RHSA-2009:1540vendor-advisory
- 36019vdb-entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00f89d218523b9bf6b522349c039d5ac80aa536d
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=704b836cbf19e885f8366bccb2e4b0474346c02d
- [oss-security] 20090811 CVE-2009-2691 kernel: /proc/$pid/maps visible during initial setuid ELF loadingmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20090710 [PATCH 1/2] mm_for_maps: shift down_read(mmap_sem) to the callermailing-list
- FEDORA-2009-9044vendor-advisory
- ADV-2009-2246vdb-entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13f0feafa6b8aead57a2a328e2fca6a5828bf286
- 36501third-party-advisory
- DSA-2005vendor-advisory
- linux-kernel-mmformaps-info-disclosure(52401)vdb-entry
- [linux-kernel] 20090710 [PATCH 2/2] mm_for_maps: take ->cred_guard_mutex to fix the racemailing-list
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