CVE-2009-2695

High

Description

The Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc7 does not properly prevent mmap operations that target page zero and other low memory addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges by exploiting NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities, related to (1) the default configuration of the allow_unconfined_mmap_low boolean in SELinux on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, (2) an error that causes allow_unconfined_mmap_low to be ignored in the unconfined_t domain, (3) lack of a requirement for the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability for these mmap operations, and (4) interaction between the mmap_min_addr protection mechanism and certain application programs.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 28, 2009
First seenAug 28, 2009

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 2.6.31, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1, 2.6.11.2, 2.6.11.3, 2.6.11.4, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.9, 2.6.11.10, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.11.12, 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4, 2.6.12.5, 2.6.12.6, 2.6.13, 2.6.13.1, 2.6.13.2, 2.6.13.3, 2.6.13.4, 2.6.13.5, 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1, 2.6.14.2, 2.6.14.3, 2.6.14.4, 2.6.14.5, 2.6.14.6, 2.6.14.7, 2.6.15, 2.6.15.1, 2.6.15.2, 2.6.15.3, 2.6.15.4, 2.6.15.5, 2.6.15.6, 2.6.15.7, 2.6.16, 2.6.16.1, 2.6.16.2, 2.6.16.3, 2.6.16.4, 2.6.16.5, 2.6.16.6, 2.6.16.7, 2.6.16.8, 2.6.16.9, 2.6.16.10, 2.6.16.11, 2.6.16.12, 2.6.16.13, 2.6.16.14, 2.6.16.15, 2.6.16.16, 2.6.16.17, 2.6.16.18, 2.6.16.19, 2.6.16.20, 2.6.16.21, 2.6.16.22, 2.6.16.23, 2.6.16.24, 2.6.16.25, 2.6.16.26, 2.6.16.27, 2.6.16.28, 2.6.16.29, 2.6.16.30, 2.6.16.31, 2.6.16.32, 2.6.16.33, 2.6.16.34, 2.6.16.35, 2.6.16.36, 2.6.16.37, 2.6.16.38, 2.6.16.39, 2.6.16.40, 2.6.16.41, 2.6.16.42, 2.6.16.43, 2.6.16.44, 2.6.16.45, 2.6.16.46, 2.6.16.47, 2.6.16.48, 2.6.16.49, 2.6.16.50, 2.6.16.51, 2.6.16.52, 2.6.16.53, 2.6.16.54, 2.6.16.55, 2.6.16.56, 2.6.16.57, 2.6.16.58, 2.6.16.59, 2.6.16.60, 2.6.16.61, 2.6.16.62, 2.6.17, 2.6.17.1, 2.6.17.2, 2.6.17.3, 2.6.17.4, 2.6.17.5, 2.6.17.6, 2.6.17.7, 2.6.17.8, 2.6.17.9, 2.6.17.10, 2.6.17.11, 2.6.17.12, 2.6.17.13, 2.6.17.14, 2.6.18, 2.6.18.1, 2.6.18.2, 2.6.18.3, 2.6.18.4, 2.6.18.5, 2.6.18.6, 2.6.18.7, 2.6.18.8, 2.6.19, 2.6.19.1, 2.6.19.2, 2.6.19.3, 2.6.19.4, 2.6.19.5, 2.6.19.6, 2.6.19.7, 2.6.20, 2.6.20.1, 2.6.20.2, 2.6.20.3, 2.6.20.4, 2.6.20.5, 2.6.20.6, 2.6.20.7, 2.6.20.8, 2.6.20.9, 2.6.20.10, 2.6.20.11, 2.6.20.12, 2.6.20.13, 2.6.20.14, 2.6.20.15, 2.6.20.16, 2.6.20.17, 2.6.20.18, 2.6.20.19, 2.6.20.20, 2.6.20.21, 2.6.21, 2.6.21.1, 2.6.21.2, 2.6.21.3, 2.6.21.4, 2.6.21.5, 2.6.21.6, 2.6.21.7, 2.6.22, 2.6.22.1, 2.6.22.2, 2.6.22.3, 2.6.22.4, 2.6.22.5, 2.6.22.6, 2.6.22.7, 2.6.22.8, 2.6.22.9, 2.6.22.10, 2.6.22.11, 2.6.22.12, 2.6.22.13, 2.6.22.14, 2.6.22.15, 2.6.22.16, 2.6.22.17, 2.6.22.18, 2.6.22.19—

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