SB20240620129 - Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Linux kernel
Published: June 20, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3547)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c