| Name | CVE-2009-1527 |
| Description | Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | source | etch | (not affected) | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | lenny | (not affected) | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | 2.6.29-5 | high |
[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (vulnerable code introduced in 2.6.29)
[lenny] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (vulnerable code introduced in 2.6.29)