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.

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1787-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1794-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1800-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0831 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-751-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-752-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ccbe495caa5e604b04d5a31d7459a6f6a76a756c cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123579056530191&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123579065130246&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=123597642832637&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2009-001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34084 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34917 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34962 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 cve-icon cve-icon
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33951 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022153 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=487990 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49061 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0834 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8508 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9600 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0834 cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:48:52.350Z

Reserved: 2009-03-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-0834

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-03-06T11:30:02.627

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-0834

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-02-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-0834 - Bugzilla

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