01 Record

CVE-2009-2848

The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory

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: 0.51% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 43.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2009-08-18 20:41Z17 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 06:07Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2009-08-18

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

841138c6dd78306766c808823fd315b94f5e812b111fd7a5af784b33fcf93285

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—

fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

novelllinux_desktopNot specified—

opensuseopensuseNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_desktopNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_serverNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linux_workstationNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

redhatrhel_eusNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_serverNot specified—

vmwareesxNot specified—

vmwarevmaNot specified—

06 References

www.securityfocus.com20100625 VMSA-2010-0010 ESX 3.5 third party update for Service Console kernelhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
secunia.com37471http://secunia.com/advisories/37471third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.ubuntu.comUSN-852-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1243http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
secunia.com36759http://secunia.com/advisories/36759third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com37351http://secunia.com/advisories/37351third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:056http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:012http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9766https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9766vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11412https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11412vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
www.securityfocus.com20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party componentshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
secunia.com36562http://secunia.com/advisories/36562third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-9044https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-execve-dos(52899)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52899vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
article.gmane.org[linux-kernel] 20090801 [PATCH v2] execve: must clear current->clear_child_tidhttp://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/871942mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
secunia.com35983http://secunia.com/advisories/35983third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1550https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
secunia.com36501http://secunia.com/advisories/36501third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:8598https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8598vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090804 CVE request - kernel: execve: must clear current->clear_child_tidhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/04/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090805 Re: CVE request - kernel: execve: must clear current->clear_child_tidhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/05/10mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1438http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:054http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.vupen.comADV-2009-3316http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
secunia.com37105http://secunia.com/advisories/37105third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA