CVE-2009-2768

7.8
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
0.40%
LOW RiskEPSS (32nd percentile)

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."

Published: 8/14/2009
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2 Score

7.2

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

0.40%LOW Exploitation Risk
32nd percentile

This vulnerability has a 0.40% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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