CVE-2009-2692

NameCVE-2009-2692
DescriptionThe Linux kernel 2.6.0 through 2.6.30.4, and 2.4.4 through 2.4.37.4, does not initialize all function pointers for socket operations in proto_ops structures, which allows local users to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and gain privileges by using mmap to map page zero, placing arbitrary code on this page, and then invoking an unavailable operation, as demonstrated by the sendpage operation (sock_sendpage function) on a PF_PPPOX socket.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1862-1, DSA-1864-1, DSA-1865-1
Debian Bugs541403

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
fai-kernelssourceetch1.17+etch.24etch3DSA-1865-1
linux-2.6sourceetch2.6.18.dfsg.1-24etch3DSA-1865-1
linux-2.6sourcelenny2.6.26-17lenny2DSA-1862-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.30-6high541403
linux-2.6.24sourceetch2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch3DSA-1864-1
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(unfixed)
user-mode-linuxsourceetch2.6.18-1um-2etch.24etch3DSA-1865-1

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