EUVD-2009-1335

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SUSE CVE-2009-1337

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

Debian DSA-1794-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service/privilege escalation/information leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to denial of service, privilege escalation, or information leak. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2008-4307 Bryn M. Reeves reported a denial of service in the N...

CVE-2009-1337

CVE-2009-1337 : Affected: Linux kernel up to 2.6.30-rc1 (exit_notify in kernel/exit.c). Root cause: exit_notify does not restrict exit signals when CAP_KILL is held, enabling a local user to set a process exit_signal and use exec to launch a setuid program. Impact: local privilege escalation via ...