Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2009-2768

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."

  • Published: Aug 14, 2009
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2009-2768
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.2
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc4 2.6.31-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc1 2.6.31-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc5 2.6.31-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc3 2.6.31-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc2 2.6.31-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel - 2.6.31