CVE-2009-1897

kernel: tun/tap: Fix crashes if open() /dev/net/tun and then poll() it

Published Jul 20, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The tun_chr_poll function in drivers/net/tun.c in the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and 2.6.30.1, when the -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks gcc option is omitted, allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a NULL pointer dereference and an mmap of /dev/net/tun, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1894.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1892 The tun_chr_poll function in drivers/net/tun.c in the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and 2.6.30.1, when the -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks gcc option is omitted, allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a NULL pointer dereference and an mmap of /dev/net/tun, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1894.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved
Jun 2, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 20, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:08 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 9, 2009, 12:00 AM