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CVE-2009-3547 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector: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

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c	CVE	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html	CVE	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184	CVE	ExploitMailing List
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42	CVE	Mailing ListPatch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794	CVE	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834	CVE	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html	CVE	Mailing List
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	CVE	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901	CVE	Broken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528	CVE	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html	[email protected]	Broken LinkMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184	[email protected]	ExploitMailing List
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42	[email protected]	Mailing ListPatch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834	[email protected]	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html	[email protected]	Mailing List
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	[email protected]	Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901	[email protected]	Broken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528	[email protected]	Broken Link

see all 58 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')	[email protected]
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	[email protected]
CWE-672	Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 2.6.31.14 2.6.32 - 2.6.32 rc1 2.6.32 rc2 2.6.32 rc3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc5:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
novell linux desktop	9
CPE cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensuse opensuse	11.0 11.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse suse linux enterprise desktop	10 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
suse suse linux enterprise server	10 sp2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 8.04 8.10 9.04 9.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
vmware vma	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
vmware esx	4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat mrg realtime	1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:mrg_realtime:1.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	3.0 4.0 5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux eus	4.8 5.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server	3.0 4.0 5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation	3.0 4.0 5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 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]
Feb 15, 2024	Reanalysis	[email protected]
Nov 3, 2023	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 2, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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