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CVE-2009-1338

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Published: Apr 22, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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4.6
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.4
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (130)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
130 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Up to 2.6.27.21
Version 2.2.27
Version 2.4.36.1
Version 2.4.36.2
Version 2.4.36.3
Version 2.4.36.4
Version 2.4.36.5
Version 2.4.36.6
Version 2.4.36
Version 2.6.18
Version 2.6.18 rc1
Version 2.6.18 rc2
Version 2.6.18 rc3
Version 2.6.18 rc4
Version 2.6.18 rc5
Version 2.6.18 rc6
Version 2.6.18 rc7
Version 2.6.19.4
Version 2.6.19.5
Version 2.6.19.6
Version 2.6.19.7
Version 2.6.20.16
Version 2.6.20.17
Version 2.6.20.18
Version 2.6.20.19
Version 2.6.20.20
Version 2.6.20.21
Version 2.6.21.5
Version 2.6.21.6
Version 2.6.21.7
Version 2.6.22.10
Version 2.6.22.11
Version 2.6.22.12
Version 2.6.22.13
Version 2.6.22.14
Version 2.6.22.15
Version 2.6.22.17
Version 2.6.22.18
Version 2.6.22.19
Version 2.6.22.1
Version 2.6.22.20
Version 2.6.22.21
Version 2.6.22.22
Version 2.6.22.2
Version 2.6.22.8
Version 2.6.22.9
Version 2.6.22
Version 2.6.22_rc1
Version 2.6.22_rc7
Version 2.6.23.10
Version 2.6.23.11
Version 2.6.23.12
Version 2.6.23.13
Version 2.6.23.15
Version 2.6.23.16
Version 2.6.23.17
Version 2.6.23.8
Version 2.6.23.9
Version 2.6.23
Version 2.6.23_rc1
Version 2.6.24.1
Version 2.6.24.2
Version 2.6.24.3
Version 2.6.24.4
Version 2.6.24.5
Version 2.6.24.6
Version 2.6.24.7
Version 2.6.24
Version 2.6.24_rc1
Version 2.6.24_rc4
Version 2.6.24_rc5
Version 2.6.25.10
Version 2.6.25.10
Version 2.6.25.11
Version 2.6.25.11
Version 2.6.25.12
Version 2.6.25.12
Version 2.6.25.13
Version 2.6.25.14
Version 2.6.25.15
Version 2.6.25.16
Version 2.6.25.17
Version 2.6.25.1
Version 2.6.25.1
Version 2.6.25.2
Version 2.6.25.2
Version 2.6.25.3
Version 2.6.25.3
Version 2.6.25.4
Version 2.6.25.4
Version 2.6.25.5
Version 2.6.25.5
Version 2.6.25.6
Version 2.6.25.6
Version 2.6.25.7
Version 2.6.25.7
Version 2.6.25.8
Version 2.6.25.8
Version 2.6.25.9
Version 2.6.25.9
Version 2.6.25
Version 2.6.25
Version 2.6.26.1
Version 2.6.26.2
Version 2.6.26.3
Version 2.6.26.4
Version 2.6.26.5
Version 2.6.26
Version 2.6.27.10
Version 2.6.27.11
Version 2.6.27.12
Version 2.6.27.13
Version 2.6.27.14
Version 2.6.27.15
Version 2.6.27.16
Version 2.6.27.17
Version 2.6.27.18
Version 2.6.27.19
Version 2.6.27.1
Version 2.6.27.20
Version 2.6.27.2
Version 2.6.27.3
Version 2.6.27.4
Version 2.6.27.5
Version 2.6.27.6
Version 2.6.27.7
Version 2.6.27.8
Version 2.6.27.9
Version 2.6.27
Version 2.6

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References (38)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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