CVE-2009-3547

Linux Kernel 2.4.1 < 2.4.37 / 2.6.1 < 2.6.32-rc5 - 'pipe.c' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Múltiples condiciones de carrera en fs/pipe.c en el kernel de Linux anteriores a v2.6.32-rc6 permite a usuarios locales producir una denegación de servicio )desreferencia a puntero NULL y caída del sistema) o conseguir privilegios mediante la apertura de un canal anónimo en la ruta /proc/*/fd/.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-10-05 CVE Reserved
2009-11-03 First Exploit
2009-11-04 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-05-21 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release

CAPEC

References (36)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad3960243e55320d74195fb85c975e0a8cc4466c	Broken Link
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125724568017045&w=2	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834	Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc6	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11513	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7608	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9327	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/139879	2016-11-23
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9844	2009-11-05
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33321	2009-11-03
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10018	2009-11-12
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33322	2009-11-03
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40812	2013-12-16
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/14/184	2024-08-07
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36901	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/21/42	2024-02-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530490	2009-12-15

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html	2024-02-15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html	2024-02-15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html	2024-02-15
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html	2024-02-15
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329	2024-02-15
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1672.html	2024-02-15
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1	2024-02-15
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html	2024-02-15
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1541.html	2024-02-15
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html	2024-02-15
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1550.html	2024-02-15
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html	2024-02-15
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3547	2009-12-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 2.6.31.14 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 2.6.31.14"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc1		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc2		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc3		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc4		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc5		Affected
Novell Search vendor "Novell"		Linux Desktop Search vendor "Novell" for product "Linux Desktop"				9 Search vendor "Novell" for product "Linux Desktop" and version "9"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.2"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Suse Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Suse Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				6.06 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				9.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				9.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.10"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				10 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "10"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vma Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vma"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vma" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Mrg Realtime Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Mrg Realtime"				1.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Mrg Realtime" and version "1.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				4.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "4.8"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				5.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "5.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				3.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "5.0"		-		Affected