CVE-2009-0834 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2009-0834

The audit_syscall_entry function in the Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 and earlier...

Vulnerability Description

The audit_syscall_entry function in the Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 and earlier on the x86_64 platform does not properly handle (1) a 32-bit process making a 64-bit syscall or (2) a 64-bit process making a 32-bit syscall, which allows local users to bypass certain syscall audit configurations via crafted syscalls, a related issue to CVE-2009-0342 and CVE-2009-0343.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, debian linux, ubuntu linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux workstation, opensuse, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0, 5.0, 7.10, 8.04, 8.10, 4.7, 5.3, 10.3, 11.0, 10

Timeline

Official Publish: March 6th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.