{"cve":"CVE-2009-2695","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-28T15:30:00.627","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:02.577","status":"Modified","description":"The Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc7 does not properly prevent mmap operations that target page zero and other low memory addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges by exploiting NULL pointer dereference vulnerabilities, related to (1) the default configuration of the allow_unconfined_mmap_low boolean in SELinux on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, (2) an error that causes allow_unconfined_mmap_low to be ignored in the unconfined_t domain, (3) lack of a requirement for the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability for these mmap operations, and (4) interaction between the mmap_min_addr protection mechanism and certain application programs.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/30084.html","http://eparis.livejournal.com/606.html","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47d439e9fb8a81a90022cfa785bf1c36c4e2aff6","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c73875e7dda627040b12c19b01db634fa7f0fd1","http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/jmorris/security-testing-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=84336d1a77ccd2c06a730ddd38e695c2324a7386"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2695","score":0.00512,"percentile":0.43669,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}