CVE-2009-1388

CVE Details

Release Date:

2009-07-05

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.

See more information about CVE-2009-1388 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1193	2009-08-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.4.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1193	2009-08-04
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.4.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1193	2009-08-04

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