CVE-2009-1338 | BDVDB-2026-36272 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d25141a818383b3c3b09f065698c544a7a0ec6e7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496031
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50386
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/23/148
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35343
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/21/1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.