CVE-2009-0028

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11187 signature vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479932
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7947 signature vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 vendor advisory
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/02/linux-kernel-minor-signal-vulnerability.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/52204 vdb entry
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-002.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0028?
CVE-2009-0028 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0028?
To fix CVE-2009-0028, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0028 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0028 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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