CVE-2009-2767

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.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 54th percentile

Published

2009-08-14

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33148

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36200
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2197
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/28
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/40
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry