CVE-2009-2692
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Detection and validation
Mapped metadata availability only. These signals do not change priority.
Sigma
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Atomic
Not mapped by tracked sources.
Nuclei
Not mapped by tracked sources.
What it is
ReportedThe Linux kernel 2.6.0 through 2.6.30.4, and 2.4.4 through 2.4.37.4, does not initialize all function pointers for socket operations in proto_ops structures, which allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and gain privileges by using mmap to map page zero, placing arbitrary code on this page, and then invoking an unavailable operation, as demonstrated by the sendpage operation (sock_sendpage function) on a PF_PPPOX socket.
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What is affected
ReportedLinux; Kernel. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.
Source reported · Source: NVD · Source last published: · Source last updated: · Tracker data as of:
Urgency and basis
ReportedAct · 453.5
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Exploitation evidence
Reportedlisted by a tracked exploitation catalog · VulnCheck KEV
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What to do
ReportedApply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
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Evidence detail
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