{"cve":"CVE-2009-2848","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-18T21:00:00.390","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:20.943","status":"Modified","description":"The execve function in the Linux kernel, possibly 2.6.30-rc6 and earlier, does not properly clear the current->clear_child_tid pointer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a clone system call with CLONE_CHILD_SETTID or CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID enabled, which is not properly handled during thread creation and exit.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/871942","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","linux:linux_kernel","novell:linux_desktop","opensuse:opensuse","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server","vmware:esx","vmware:vma"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2848","score":0.00516,"percentile":0.4398,"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."]}