CVE-2009-2692
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 15%
The 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.
Products: linux_kernel, debian_linux, suse linux_enterprise_real_time, redhat enterprise_linux_desktop, redhat enterprise_linux_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_server, redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus, redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 4.0 | fai-kernels | 1.17+etch.24etch3 |
| Debian 4.0 | linux-2.6 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-24etch3 |
| Debian 4.0 | linux-2.6.24 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch3 |
| Debian 4.0 | user-mode-linux | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.24etch3 |
| Debian 5.0 | linux-2.6 | 2.6.26-17lenny2 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-BOOT | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-debuginfo | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-doc | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-hugemem | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-hugemem-unsupported | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-smp | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-smp-unsupported | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-source | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | kernel-unsupported | 0:2.4.21-60.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-debuginfo | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-devel | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-doc | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-hugemem | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-hugemem-devel | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-largesmp | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-largesmp-devel | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-smp | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-smp-devel | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-xenU | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel-xenU-devel | 0:2.6.9-89.0.9.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-PAE | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-PAE-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-PAE-devel | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-debug | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-debug-devel | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-debuginfo-common | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-devel | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-doc | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-headers | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-kdump | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-kdump-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-kdump-devel | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-xen | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-xen-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-xen-devel | 0:2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-debug | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-debug-devel | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-debuginfo | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-debuginfo-common | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-devel | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-doc | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-trace | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-trace-devel | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-vanilla | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfo | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat enterprise mrg 1 | kernel-rt-vanilla-devel | 0:2.6.24.7-132.el5rt |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-debuginfo | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-devel | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-doc | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-hugemem | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-hugemem-devel | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-largesmp | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-largesmp-devel | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-smp | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-smp-devel | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-xenU | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 4.7 | kernel-xenU-devel | 0:2.6.9-78.0.27.EL |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-PAE | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-PAE-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-PAE-devel | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-debug | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-debug-devel | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-debuginfo-common | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-devel | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-doc | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-headers | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-kdump | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-kdump-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-kdump-devel | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-xen | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-xen-debuginfo | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |
| Red Hat rhel eus 5.2 | kernel-xen-devel | 0:2.6.18-92.1.28.el5 |