CVE Database
CVE-2009-2695
| Impact: | Important (classification) |
| Public: | July 31 2009 |
| Bugzilla: | 517830: CVE-2009-2695 kernel: SELinux and mmap_min_addr |
Details
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2009-2695 from the MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 2.1 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector: | Local | Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Access Complexity: | Low | Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Authentication: | None | Availability Impact: | None |
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Red Hat security errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2009:1540 | November 03 2009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1548 | November 03 2009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1587 | November 17 2009 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1672 | December 15 2009 |
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