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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1787-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1794-1 | New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1800-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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 |
USN-751-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-752-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.455Z
Reserved: 2008-12-15T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-0028
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-02-27T17:30:09.860
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-0028
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN