CVE-2009-2767

Publication date 14 August 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.6.28-16.55
	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

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-852-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
22 October 2009

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2767