01 Record
CVE-2009-2768
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-08-14 15:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-14
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2b3ef5023e8b7d22f3d09806ac8a8a3908151a93d485315e9f1d53962769a8eb
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com36278http://secunia.com/advisories/36278
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090813 CVE request: kernel: flat: fix uninitialized ptr with shared libshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/13/1
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20090622 Fix for shared flat binary format in 2.6.30http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/22/91
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-loadflatsharedlibrary-dos(52909)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52909
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2011:051http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- thread.gmane.orghttp://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.blackfin.kernel.devel/1905
- www.securityfocus.com36037http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36037
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.5
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3440625d78711bee41a84cf29c3d8c579b522666