CVE-2009-0028

The clone system call in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a parent process from an unprivileged child process by launching an additional child process with the CLONE_PARENT flag, and then letting this new process exit.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - secalert@redhat.com

Published

2009-02-27

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
• http://osvdb.org/52204
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
• http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-002.html
• http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/02/linux-kernel-minor-signal-vulnerability.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34033
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
• http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
• http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
• http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1