CVE-2009-0024 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2009-0024?

CVE-2009-0024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Jan 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sys_remap_file_pages function in mm/fremap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the vm_file structure member, and the mmap_region and do_munmap functions.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0024?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2009-0024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0024 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-0024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j7fc-43h4-cpmw.