CVE-2009-4141

kernel: create_elf_tables can leave urandom in a bad state

Published Jan 19, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the fasync_helper function in fs/fcntl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4-git1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors that include enabling O_ASYNC (aka FASYNC or FIOASYNC) on a locked file, and then closing this file.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4111 Use-after-free vulnerability in the fasync_helper function in fs/fcntl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4-git1 allows local users to gain privileges via vectors that include enabling O_ASYNC (aka FASYNC or FIOASYNC) on a locked file, and then closing this file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-894-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:54 AM
Reserved
Dec 1, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 19, 2010, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 16, 2009, 12:00 AM