CVE-2009-1527

Description

Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.

Weakness classification

• CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org
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• cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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