CVE-2009-0028

N/A Unknown
Published: February 27, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/52204
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/52204
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34033
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33906
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479932
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

70 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
49th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

linux