CVE-2009-2767

The initposixtimers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service OOPS or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCKMONOTONICRAW clocknanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference...

Null pointer dereference

The initposixtimers function in kernel/posix-timers.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service OOPS or possibly gain privileges via a CLOCKMONOTONICRAW clocknanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference...

CVE-2009-2767

CVE-2009-2767 affects the Linux kernel up to version 2.6.31-rc6. The init_posix_timers function in kernel/posix-timers.c mishandles CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep, triggering a NULL pointer dereference and enabling local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) or potentially gain privilege...