CVE-2009-0028

Linux kernel minor signal handling vulnerability

Published Feb 27, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1787-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1794-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1800-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0040 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-751-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-752-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://osvdb.org/52204 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2009/02/linux-kernel-minor-signal-vulnerability.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479932 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0028 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11187 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7947 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0028 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:17 AM
Reserved
Dec 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 27, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:04 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 25, 2009, 12:00 AM