Description
Multiple race conditions in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc6 allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or gain privileges by attempting to open an anonymous pipe via a /proc/*/fd/ pathname.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected products
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux9.10 – 9.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux9.04 – 9.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.10 – 8.10
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux8.04 – 8.04
- Canonical / Ubuntu Linux6.06 – 6.06
- fedoraproject / fedora10 – 10
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.32 – 2.6.32
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.31.14
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.32 – 2.6.32
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.32 – 2.6.32
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.32 – 2.6.32
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.32 – 2.6.32
- Linux / Linux kernel2.6.32 – 2.6.32
- Novell / linux_desktop9 – 9
- openSUSE / opensuse11.2 – 11.2
- openSUSE / opensuse11.0 – 11.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop3.0 – 3.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop5.0 – 5.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_desktop4.0 – 4.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_eus4.8 – 4.8
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_eus5.4 – 5.4
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_server3.0 – 3.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_server4.0 – 4.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_server5.0 – 5.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation5.0 – 5.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation3.0 – 3.0
- RedHat / enterprise_linux_workstation4.0 – 4.0
- RedHat / mrg_realtime1.0 – 1.0
- SUSE / suse_linux_enterprise_desktop10 – 10
- SUSE / SUSE Linux Enterprise Server10 – 10
- VMware / esx4.0 – 4.0
- VMware / vma4.0 – 4.0
References
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901
- MISChttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c
- MISChttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- MISChttp://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- MISChttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2
- MISChttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- MISChttp://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184
- MISChttps://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
- MISChttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- MISChttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/38017
- MISChttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528