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CVE-2009-2847

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.94% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-08-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-2847
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.94%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The do_sigaltstack function in kernel/signal.c in Linux kernel 2.4 through 2.4.37 and 2.6 before 2.6.31-rc5, when running on 64-bit systems, does not clear certain padding bytes from a structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from the kernel stack via the sigaltstack function.