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CVE-2009-4141
Use-after-free vulnerability in the fasync_helper function in fs/fcntl.c in the...
Vulnerability Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the fasync_helper function in fs/fcntl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4-git1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors that include enabling O_ASYNC (aka FASYNC or FIOASYNC) on a locked file, and then closing this file.
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
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.33-rc4-git1.bz2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9201
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37806
- http://twitter.com/taviso/statuses/7744108017
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=53281b6d34d44308372d16acb7fb5327609f68b6
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-01/0252.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7054
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547906
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39033
- http://lock.cmpxchg8b.com/5ebe2294ecd0e0f08eab7690d2a6ee69/create_elf_tables.c
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38199
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0161.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4, 2.6.5, 2.6.6, 2.6.7, 2.6.8, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.9, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1, 2.6.11.2, 2.6.11.3, 2.6.11.4, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.9, 2.6.11.10, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.11.12, 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4, 2.6.12.5, 2.6.12.6, 2.6.13, 2.6.13.1, 2.6.13.2, 2.6.13.3, 2.6.13.4, 2.6.13.5, 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1, 2.6.14.3, 2.6.14.4, 2.6.14.5, 2.6.14.6, 2.6.14.7, 2.6.15, 2.6.15.1, 2.6.15.2, 2.6.15.3, 2.6.15.4, 2.6.15.5, 2.6.15.6, 2.6.15.7, 2.6.16, 2.6.16.1, 2.6.16.2, 2.6.16.3, 2.6.16.4, 2.6.16.5, 2.6.16.6, 2.6.16.7, 2.6.16.8, 2.6.16.9, 2.6.16.10, 2.6.16.11, 2.6.16.12, 2.6.16.13, 2.6.16.14, 2.6.16.15, 2.6.16.16, 2.6.16.17, 2.6.16.18, 2.6.16.19, 2.6.16.20, 2.6.16.21, 2.6.16.22, 2.6.16.23, 2.6.16.24, 2.6.16.25, 2.6.16.26, 2.6.16.27, 2.6.16.28, 2.6.16.29, 2.6.16.30, 2.6.16.31, 2.6.17, 2.6.17.1, 2.6.17.2, 2.6.17.3, 2.6.17.4, 2.6.17.5, 2.6.17.6, 2.6.17.7, 2.6.17.8, 2.6.17.9, 2.6.17.10, 2.6.17.11, 2.6.17.12, 2.6.17.13, 2.6.17.14, 2.6.18.1, 2.6.18.2, 2.6.18.3, 2.6.18.4, 2.6.18.5, 2.6.18.6, 2.6.18.7, 2.6.18.8, 2.6.22, 2.6.22.2, 2.6.22.3, 2.6.22.4, 2.6.22.5, 2.6.22.6, 2.6.22.7, 2.6.23, 2.6.23.1, 2.6.23.2, 2.6.23.3, 2.6.23.4, 2.6.23.5, 2.6.23.6, 2.6.23.7, 2.6.24, 2.6.32, 2.6.32.1, 2.6.32.2, 2.6.32.3, 2.6.32.4, 2.6.33
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 19th, 2010
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.