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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.459Z
Reserved: 2009-04-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1337

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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-04-22T15:30:00.203
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:02:13.640
Link: CVE-2009-1337
