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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-05-05T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.585Z

Reserved: 2009-05-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1527

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-05-05T20:30:00.313

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:02:40.483

Link: CVE-2009-1527

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