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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-1388

Original release date:07/05/2009
Last revised:03/19/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:4.9 (MEDIUM) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows disruption of serviceUnknown

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/05/2009)
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html

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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20090702 CVE-2009-1388 kernel: do_coredump() vs ptrace_start() deadlock
Type: Patch Information
Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-3316
Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Hyperlink:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
External Source: BID
Name: 35559
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components
Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2009:1193
Hyperlink:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 37471
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 36131
Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8680
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8680
External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8625
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8625
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 55679
Hyperlink:http://osvdb.org/55679

References to Check Content

Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8625
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8625
Identifier:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8680
Check System:http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8680

Vulnerable software and versions

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spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc3
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc4
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc5
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc6
spacerspacerNav control image* cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1388