#VU92846 Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0028 

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#VU92846 Security restrictions bypass in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0028

Published: February 27, 2009 / Updated: June 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92846
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0028
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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