VDB
CVE-2009-1338
CVE-2009-1338
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published April 22, 2009
The kill_something_info function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28 does not consider PID namespaces when processing signals directed to PID -1, which allows local users to bypass the intended namespace isolation, and send arbitrary signals to all processes in all namespaces, via a kill command.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | n/a, n/a |
Timeline
- Apr 22, 2009 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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References
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 35656 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 20090516 rPSA-2009-0084-1 kernel mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- kernel-killsomethinginfo-security-bypass(50386) vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- [oss-security] 20090417 Re: CVE request: kernel: 'kill sig -1' must only apply to caller's PID namespace mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- 35120 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- USN-793-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- RHSA-2009:1081 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- 34981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- DSA-1800 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- [linux-kernel] 20080723 Re: [PATCH 1/2] signals: kill(-1) should only signal processes in the same namespace mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- 35343 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- [oss-security] 20090421 Re: CVE request: kernel: 'kill sig -1' must only apply to caller's PID namespace mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-1787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20090416 CVE request: kernel: 'kill sig -1' must only apply to caller's PID namespace mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- 35121 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA