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CVE-2009-0028 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
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/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/52204
http://osvdb.org/52204
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-002.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-002.html
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/02/linux-kernel-minor-signal-vulnerability.html
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/02/linux-kernel-minor-signal-vulnerability.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118
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-2009-0326.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.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/1/503610/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479932
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479932
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11187
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11187
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7947
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7947

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0028
NVD Published Date:
02/27/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.