CVE-2009-2767
HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 0.7% (55th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-2757)
- Published
- August 14, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2757 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=70d715fd0597f18528f389b5ac59102263067744
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/28(Patch)
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/8/4/40(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36200(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/06/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2197(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52317
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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