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CVE-2009-2768

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2009-08-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The load_flat_shared_library function in fs/binfmt_flat.c in the flat subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a shared flat binary, which triggers an access of an "uninitialized cred pointer."

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-476, CWE-824

References