CVE-2009-1895

Publication date 16 July 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The personality subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc3 has a PER_CLEAR_ON_SETID setting that does not clear the ADDR_COMPAT_LAYOUT and MMAP_PAGE_ZERO flags when executing a setuid or setgid program, which makes it easier for local users to leverage the details of memory usage to (1) conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks, (2) bypass the mmap_min_addr protection mechanism, or (3) defeat address space layout randomization (ASLR).

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-14.47
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-14.37
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-24.57
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-807-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 28 July 2009

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