Is CVE-2009-2768 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2768 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2768?

CVE-2009-2768 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-2768

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The load_flat_shared_library function in fs/binfmt_flat.c in the flat subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a shared flat binary, which triggers an access of an "uninitialized cred pointer."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476
EPSS score: 0.4% (35th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2758)
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-2009-2758 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel
linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3440625d78711bee41a84cf29c3d8c579b522666(Broken Link)
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/22/91(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36278(Broken Link)
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.hardware.blackfin.kernel.devel/1905(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.5(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc6(Broken Link)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/13/1(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36037(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52909(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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