SB20240620152 - Improper locking in Linux kernel
Published: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240620152
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1388)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The ptrace_start function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 does not properly handle simultaneous execution of the do_coredump function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via vectors involving the ptrace system call and a coredumping thread.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346742
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124654277229434&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504263
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=346615
- http://osvdb.org/55679
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8680
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded