Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 5, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1388
CVE-2009-1388
Description
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.
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References
14- marc.infonvdMailing ListPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cginvdMailing ListPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cginvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadednvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35559nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- osvdb.org/55679nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36131nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/37471nvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8625nvdBroken Link
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8680nvdBroken Link
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