CVE-2009-1337

The exit_notify function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc1 does not restrict exit signals when the CAP_KILL capability is held, which allows local users to send an arbitrary signal to a process by running a program that modifies the exit_signal field and then uses an exec system call to launch a setuid application.

CVSS v2.0

4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 67th percentile

Published

2009-04-22

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8369

Exploit collections (1)

• helloexp/0day/tree/master/98-Linux%E6%8F%90%E6%9D%83/2009/CVE-2009-1337

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-1335
• CVE-2009-1345
• CVE-2009-1334
• CVE-2009-1346
• CVE-2009-1331
• CVE-2009-1347