The ptrace_start function in kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 does not properly handle simultaneous execution of the do_coredump function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via vectors involving the ptrace system call and a coredumping thread.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-07-05T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.447Z

Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1388

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2009-07-05T16:30:00.313

Modified: 2024-02-15T19:19:16.630

Link: CVE-2009-1388

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-07-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1388 - Bugzilla