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).
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Published : 2009-07-16 15:30
Updated : 2023-02-13 02:20
NVD link : CVE-2009-1895
Mitre link : CVE-2009-1895
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-1895
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-16
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