CVE-2009-3547

7.0 HIGH
Published: November 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.0 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362 CWE-476 CWE-672

Affected Vendors

suse linux canonical fedoraproject novell redhat vmware opensuse

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