CVE-2009-1388

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 1
Downstream
RHSA-2009:1193
Modified
Published: 05 Jul 2009, 16:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 05:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.1% LOW
0% probability -0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

05 Jul 2009, 16:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 05:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.10%• Percentile: 28%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-667•Improper Locking

    The product does not properly acquire or release a lock on a resource, leading to unexpected resource state changes and behaviors.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    2.6.18

References (14)