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CVE-2009-0343

Niels Provos Systrace 1.6f and earlier on the x86_64 Linux platform allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by making a 32-bit syscall with a syscall number that corresponds to a policy-compliant 64-bit syscall, related to race conditions that occur in monitoring 64-bit processes.

Published

2009-01-29T19:30:00.313

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application niels_provos systrace ≤ 1.6e Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.1 Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.2 Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.3 Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.4 Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.5 Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.6 Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.6a Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.6b Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.6c Yes
Application niels_provos systrace 1.6d Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel _nil_ No
References