CVE-2009-0834

Linux kernel <2.6.28.7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The audit_syscall_entry function in the Linux kernel 2.6.28.7 and earlier on the x86_64 platform does not properly handle (1) a 32-bit process making a 64-bit syscall or (2) a 64-bit process making a 32-bit syscall, which allows local users to bypass certain syscall audit configurations via crafted syscalls, a related issue to CVE-2009-0342 and CVE-2009-0343.

References (39)

Core 39
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022153
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-001.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49061
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=123597642832637&w=2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34084
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123579056530191&w=2
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487990
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
Broken Link x_refsource_confirm
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123579065130246&w=2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33951
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.8%

Details

Status published
Products (20)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 8.10
debian/debian_linux 4.0
debian/debian_linux 5.0
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.28.7
opensuse/opensuse 10.3
opensuse/opensuse 11.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 4.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0
... and 10 more
Published Mar 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026