SB2009042203 - Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel
Published: April 22, 2009 Updated: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009042203
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, privileges, and access controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1337)
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error within the exit_notify() function in kernel/exit.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=432870dab85a2f69dc417022646cb9a70acf7f94
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123560588713763&w=2
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/16544/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35160
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35226
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35324
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.30-rc1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:119
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1077.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34405
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022141
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493771
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10919
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11206
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8295
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html