# CVE-2009-1337: The exit\_notify function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc1 does not restrict exit signals when the CAP\_KILL capability

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-04-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The exit_notify function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30-rc1 does not restrict exit signals when the CAP_KILL capability is held, which allows local users to send an arbitrary signal to a process by running a program that modifies the exit_signal field and then uses an exec system call to launch a setuid application.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35226
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35160
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/07/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=493771
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=432870dab85a2f69dc417022646cb9a70acf7f94
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123560588713763&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35324
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/16544/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11206
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8369

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