FKIE_CVE-2009-2768
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-08-14 15:16 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:10
Severity
Summary
The load_flat_shared_library function in fs/binfmt_flat.c in the flat subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a shared flat binary, which triggers an access of an "uninitialized cred pointer."
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.31 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.31 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.31 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.31 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.31 |
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