Instituto Nacional de ciberseguridad. Sección Incibe
Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad. Sección INCIBE-CERT

Go to Calendar     Go to Press Room     Go to Newsletters subscription

Search

CVE-2009-2691

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
14/08/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025

Description

The mm_for_maps function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.4 and earlier allows local users to read (1) maps and (2) smaps files under proc/ via vectors related to ELF loading, a setuid process, and a race condition.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
2.10
Severity 2.0
LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2.6.30.4 (including)
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc7-git6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools