CVE

Id
40203  
CVE No.
CVE-2009-2768  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The load_flat_shared_library function in fs/binfmt_flat.c in the flat subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by executing a shared flat binary, which triggers an access of an "uninitialized cred pointer."  
Phase
Assigned (20090814)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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