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Vulnerability details: VCID-6maj-yfz2-p7h3
Vulnerability ID VCID-6maj-yfz2-p7h3
Aliases CVE-2009-4141
Summary kernel: create_elf_tables can leave urandom in a bad state
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-672 Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
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Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2009-4141.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4141
547906 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547906
CVE-2009-4141;OSVDB-61687 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/33523.c
CVE-2009-4141;OSVDB-61687 Exploit https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37806/info
RHSA-2010:0046 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0046
RHSA-2010:0149 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0149
RHSA-2010:0161 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0161
USN-894-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/894-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Dec. 16, 2009
Description Linux Kernel < 2.6.28 - 'fasync_helper()' Local Privilege Escalation
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Dec. 16, 2009
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date May 27, 2014
Source URL https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37806/info
There are no known vectors.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.29188
EPSS Score 0.00109
Published At April 7, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:57:27.131983+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2009-4141.json 38.0.0