CVE-2009-0024 — 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

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HIGH

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

Published Jan 13, 2009

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.35%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

Red Hat statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG.

Metrics

0.35% 0.00351

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00351

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.35% (0.00351)	26.49th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.35% (0.00351)	26.75th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.05% (0.00047)	11.67th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	5.07th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	5.63th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00950)	32.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	30.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	28.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00950)	13.46th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (7)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.24.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a459e44ad837018ea5c34a9efe8eb4ad27ded26
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/1
mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33211
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0024
Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0024
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0024

Link	Providers	Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.24.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8a459e44ad837018ea5c34a9efe8eb4ad27ded26		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/12/1		mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33211		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0024		Vendor Advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0024
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0024

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

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Status PUBLISHED

Assigner redhat

Published Jan 13, 2009

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 15, 2008

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2009-0024

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Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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