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CVE-2009-1388

The ptrace_start function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 does not properly handle simultaneous execution of the do_coredump function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via vectors involving the ptrace system call and a coredumping thread.

Published

2009-07-05T16:30:00.313

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-667

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.18	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/55679 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742 Patch ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8625 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8680 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/55679 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8625 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8680 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)