fkie_cve-2009-1388
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2009-07-05 16:30
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 2.6.18 |
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| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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