CVE - CVE-2009-1388

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-1388	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded MISC:35559 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559 MISC:36131 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/36131 MISC:37471 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 MISC:55679 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/55679~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2009-3316 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2009:1193 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html MISC:[oss-security] 20090702 CVE-2009-1388 kernel: do_coredump() vs ptrace_start() deadlock URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8625 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8625 MISC:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8680 URL:https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8680
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20090423	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090423)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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