CVE-2009-3547
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-3547 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-11-04 15:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-03 17:14:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-476
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 9.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 9.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 6.06 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 8.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 9.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 9.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Fedoraproject | Fedora | 10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | - | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.32 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Novell | Linux Desktop | 9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Novell | Linux Desktop | 9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Opensuse | 11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 4.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Mrg Realtime | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop | 10 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop | 10 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 10 | sp2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Vmware | Esx | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vma | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vmware | Vma | 4.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2009-3547 | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | Broken Link |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kernel-2.6.27.38-170.2.113.fc10 | FEDORA | www.redhat.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Support | REDHAT | www.redhat.com | Broken Link |
| USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| LKML: Earl Chew: fs/pipe.c null pointer dereference | MLIST | lkml.org | Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:329 | Mandriva | MANDRIVA | www.mandriva.com | Broken Link |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| LKML: =?UTF-8?Q?Am=C3=A9rico_Wang?=: Re: [PATCH v4 1/1]: fs: pipe.c null pointer dereference + really sign off + unmangled diffs | MLIST | lkml.org | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MISC | git.kernel.org | |
| 404: File not found | CONFIRM | www.kernel.org | Broken Link |
| 530490 – (CVE-2009-3547) CVE-2009-3547 kernel: fs: pipe.c null pointer dereference | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| VMware vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| '[oss-security] CVE-2009-3547 kernel: fs: pipe.c null pointer dereference' - MARC | MLIST | marc.info | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | BUGTRAQ | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| [Security-announce] VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates | MLIST | lists.vmware.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel 'pipe.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | CONFIRM | git.kernel.org | Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | |
| VMware ESX Server 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community | SECUNIA | secunia.com | Broken Link |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.