medium5.5
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 allo…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | Version 2.6.18 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/55679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8625
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8680
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/55679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742