The init_posix_timers 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 CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW clock_nanosleep call that triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-08-14T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:57.153Z

Reserved: 2009-08-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-2767

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-08-14T15:16:27.627

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:05:41.140

Link: CVE-2009-2767

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2767 - Bugzilla