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CVE-2009-1527 Details

Description

Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cad81bc2529ab8c62b6fdc83a1c0c7f4a87209eb	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34977	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120	CVE	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50293	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc4	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/04/2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/54188	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34799	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1236	CVE	Not Applicable
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=cad81bc2529ab8c62b6fdc83a1c0c7f4a87209eb	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34977	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50293	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc4	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/04/2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/54188	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34799	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1236	[email protected]	Not Applicable

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 2.6.29 2.6.30 - 2.6.30 rc1 2.6.30 rc2 2.6.30 rc3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc3:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 21, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]