CVE-2009-0024

Linux kernel <2.6.24.1 - DoS/Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The sys_remap_file_pages function in mm/fremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the vm_file structure member, and the mmap_region and do_munmap functions.

References (4)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.24.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a459e44ad837018ea5c34a9efe8eb4ad27ded26

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33211

[Mailing List] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/1

Scores

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.2%

Classification

CWE

CWE-264

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.24

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Timeline

Published Jan 13, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026