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CVE-2009-2767

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2009-08-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelLinux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References