Description
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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:25.447Z
Reserved: 2009-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1388
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-07-05T16:30:00.313
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1388
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