CVE-2009-2691

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.30.4

Description The issue allows local users to read maps and smaps files under proc/ via vectors related to ELF loading, a setuid process, and a race condition. This is due to a problem in the mm for maps function in fs/proc/base.c.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.30.4, consider upgrading to a version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive files.