Description
kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to spoof the uid and pid of a signal sender via a sigqueueinfo system call.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/23/2
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0927.html
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da48524eb20662618854bb3df2db01fc65f3070c
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690028
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.3%
Details
Status
published
Products (7)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.39
redhat/enterprise_linux
5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_aus
5.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
5.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
5.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
5.0
Published
Mar 01, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026