CVE-2009-1337 Details
Description
The exit_notify function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc1 does not restrict exit signals when the CAP_KILL capability is held, which allows local users to send an arbitrary signal to a process by running a program that modifies the exit_signal field and then uses an exec system call to launch a setuid application.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
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No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
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Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| linux linux kernel | <= 2.6.29 2.2.27 2.4.36 2.4.36.1 2.4.36.2 2.4.36.3 2.4.36.4 2.4.36.5 2.4.36.6 2.6 2.6.0 2.6.1 2.6.2 2.6.3 2.6.4 2.6.5 2.6.6 2.6.7 2.6.8 2.6.8.1 2.6.9 2.6.10 2.6.11 2.6.11.1 2.6.11.2 2.6.11.3 2.6.11.4 2.6.11.5 2.6.11.6 2.6.11.7 2.6.11.8 2.6.11.9 2.6.11.10 2.6.11.11 2.6.11.12 2.6.12 2.6.12.1 2.6.12.2 2.6.12.3 2.6.12.4 2.6.12.5 2.6.12.6 2.6.13 2.6.13.1 2.6.13.2 2.6.13.3 2.6.13.4 2.6.13.5 2.6.14 2.6.14.1 2.6.14.2 2.6.14.3 2.6.14.4 2.6.14.5 2.6.14.6 2.6.14.7 2.6.15 2.6.15.1 2.6.15.2 2.6.15.3 2.6.15.4 2.6.15.5 2.6.15.6 2.6.15.7 2.6.16 2.6.16.1 2.6.16.2 2.6.16.3 2.6.16.4 2.6.16.5 2.6.16.6 2.6.16.7 2.6.16.8 2.6.16.9 2.6.16.10 2.6.16.11 2.6.16.12 2.6.16.13 2.6.16.14 2.6.16.15 2.6.16.16 2.6.16.17 2.6.16.18 2.6.16.19 2.6.16.20 2.6.16.21 2.6.16.22 2.6.16.23 2.6.16.24 2.6.16.25 2.6.16.26 2.6.16.27 2.6.16.28 2.6.16.29 2.6.16.30 2.6.16.31 2.6.16.32 2.6.16.33 2.6.16.34 2.6.16.35 2.6.16.36 2.6.16.37 2.6.16.38 2.6.16.39 2.6.16.40 2.6.16.41 2.6.16.42 2.6.16.43 2.6.16.44 2.6.16.45 2.6.16.46 2.6.16.47 2.6.16.48 2.6.16.49 2.6.16.50 2.6.16.51 2.6.16.52 2.6.16.53 2.6.16.54 2.6.16.55 2.6.16.56 2.6.16.57 2.6.16.58 2.6.16.59 2.6.16.60 2.6.16.61 2.6.16.62 2.6.17 2.6.17.1 2.6.17.2 2.6.17.3 2.6.17.4 2.6.17.5 2.6.17.6 2.6.17.7 2.6.17.8 2.6.17.9 2.6.17.10 2.6.17.11 2.6.17.12 2.6.17.13 2.6.17.14 2.6.18 2.6.18 rc1 2.6.18 rc2 2.6.18 rc3 2.6.18 rc4 2.6.18 rc5 2.6.18 rc6 2.6.18 rc7 2.6.18.1 2.6.18.2 2.6.18.3 2.6.18.4 2.6.18.5 2.6.18.6 2.6.18.7 2.6.18.8 2.6.19 2.6.19.1 2.6.19.2 2.6.19.3 2.6.19.4 2.6.19.5 2.6.19.6 2.6.19.7 2.6.20 2.6.20.1 2.6.20.2 2.6.20.3 2.6.20.4 2.6.20.5 2.6.20.6 2.6.20.7 2.6.20.8 2.6.20.9 2.6.20.10 2.6.20.11 2.6.20.12 2.6.20.13 2.6.20.14 2.6.20.15 2.6.20.16 2.6.20.17 2.6.20.18 2.6.20.19 2.6.20.20 2.6.20.21 2.6.21 2.6.21.1 2.6.21.2 2.6.21.3 2.6.21.4 2.6.21.5 2.6.21.6 2.6.21.7 2.6.22 2.6.22.1 2.6.22.2 2.6.22.3 2.6.22.4 2.6.22.5 2.6.22.6 2.6.22.7 2.6.22.8 2.6.22.9 2.6.22.10 2.6.22.11 2.6.22.12 2.6.22.13 2.6.22.14 2.6.22.15 2.6.22.16 2.6.22.17 2.6.22.18 2.6.22.19 2.6.22.20 2.6.22.21 2.6.22.22 2.6.22_rc1 2.6.22_rc7 2.6.23 2.6.23 rc1 2.6.23 rc2 2.6.23.1 2.6.23.2 2.6.23.3 2.6.23.4 2.6.23.5 2.6.23.6 2.6.23.7 2.6.23.8 2.6.23.9 2.6.23.10 2.6.23.11 2.6.23.12 2.6.23.13 2.6.23.14 2.6.23.15 2.6.23.16 2.6.23.17 2.6.24 2.6.24 rc1 2.6.24 rc2 2.6.24 rc3 2.6.24 rc4 2.6.24 rc5 2.6.24.1 2.6.24.2 2.6.24.3 2.6.24.4 2.6.24.5 2.6.24.6 2.6.24.7 2.6.25 2.6.25.1 2.6.25.2 2.6.25.3 2.6.25.4 2.6.25.5 2.6.25.6 2.6.25.7 2.6.25.8 2.6.25.9 2.6.25.10 2.6.25.11 2.6.25.12 2.6.25.13 2.6.25.14 2.6.25.15 2.6.25.16 2.6.25.17 2.6.25.18 2.6.25.19 2.6.25.20 2.6.26 2.6.26 rc4 2.6.26.1 2.6.26.2 2.6.26.3 2.6.26.4 2.6.26.5 2.6.26.6 2.6.26.7 2.6.26.8 2.6.27 2.6.27 rc1 2.6.27 rc2 2.6.27 rc3 2.6.27 rc4 2.6.27 rc5 2.6.27 rc6 2.6.27 rc7 2.6.27 rc8 2.6.27 rc9 2.6.27.1 2.6.27.2 2.6.27.3 2.6.27.4 2.6.27.5 2.6.27.6 2.6.27.7 2.6.27.8 2.6.27.9 2.6.27.10 2.6.27.11 2.6.27.12 2.6.28 2.6.28 git7 2.6.28 rc1 2.6.28 rc2 2.6.28 rc3 2.6.28 rc4 2.6.28 rc5 2.6.28 rc6 2.6.28 rc7 2.6.28.1 2.6.28.2 2.6.28.3 2.6.28.4 2.6.28.5 2.6.28.6 2.6.28.7 2.6.28.8 2.6.28.9 2.6.29 2.6.29 git1 2.6.29 rc1 2.6.29 rc2 |
CPE
Remediation
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Change History
8 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Nov 7, 2023 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Oct 10, 2018 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Sep 29, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Apr 22, 2009 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |