VulnerabilityModified
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…
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 51th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.