Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-3547
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.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2009-3547
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
53
IPs affected by CVE-2009-3547 1,029
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Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3547
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-3547
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
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NIST |
7.0
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.0
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-3547
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product uses, accesses, or otherwise operates on a resource after that resource has been expired, released, or revoked.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-3547
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kernel-2.6.27.38-170.2.113.fc10Mailing List
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
Broken Link;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html
RHSA-2009:1550 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6
404: File not foundBroken Link
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901
Broken Link;Exploit;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Webmail: access your OVH emails on ovhcloud.com | OVHcloudBroken Link
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20Broken Link;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
502 Bad GatewayMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
RHSA-2009:1540 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184
LKML: Earl Chew: fs/pipe.c null pointer dereferenceExploit;Mailing List
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2010:001) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327
404 Not FoundBroken Link;Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:056) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c
Broken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608
404 Not FoundBroken Link;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:054) - openSUSE Security Announce - openSUSE Mailing ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513
404 Not FoundBroken Link;Third Party Advisory
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http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
About Secunia Research | FlexeraBroken Link
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http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2
'[oss-security] CVE-2009-3547 kernel: fs: pipe.c null pointer dereference' - MARCMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
MandrivaBroken Link
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http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42
LKML: =?UTF-8?Q?Am=C3=A9rico_Wang?=: Re: [PATCH v4 1/1]: fs: pipe.c null pointer dereference + really sign off + unmangled diffsMailing List;Patch
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html
RHSA-2009:1541 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html
SupportBroken Link
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490
530490 – (CVE-2009-3547) CVE-2009-3547 kernel: fs: pipe.c null pointer dereferenceIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
RHSA-2009:1548 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer PortalThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2009-3547
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:mrg_realtime:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vma:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*