CVE-2009-1388

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 None
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2009-1388
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-07-05T16:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-10-10T19:36:30
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:32:54 Added to TrackCVE