CVE-2009-1338

N/A Unknown
Published: April 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d25141a818383b3c3b09f065698c544a7a0ec6e7
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/23/148
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35343
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/21/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496031
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50386
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d25141a818383b3c3b09f065698c544a7a0ec6e7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/23/148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
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/35343
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
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-1800
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/16/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/21/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.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.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496031
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50386
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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