The tun_chr_poll function in drivers/net/tun.c in the tun subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and 2.6.30.1, when the -fno-delete-null-pointer-checks gcc option is omitted, allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving a NULL pointer dereference and an mmap of /dev/net/tun, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-1894.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-07-20T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.800Z

Reserved: 2009-06-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1897

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-20T17:30:54.733

Modified: 2023-02-13T02:20:14.337

Link: CVE-2009-1897

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-04-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1897 - Bugzilla