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CVE-2009-1527

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-05-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-1527
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.49%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the ptrace_attach function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc4 allows local users to gain privileges via a PTRACE_ATTACH ptrace call during an exec system call that is launching a setuid application, related to locking an incorrect cred_exec_mutex object.