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CVE-2009-0024

Publication date 13 January 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.22 8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

me and kees both checked that hardy is OK