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CVE-2009-1897

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 1.52%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-07-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-1897
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
1.52%
Linux

Original NVD 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.