CVE-2009-1527

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…

published May 5, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00492 · 41.4th percentile
Published
2009-05-05T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 MAY 20:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5