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CVE-2009-0028

The clone system call in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a parent process from an…

Low2.1EPSS 0.70%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
redhat

Description

The clone system call in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier allows local users to send arbitrary signals to a parent process from an unprivileged child process by launching an additional child process with the CLONE_PARENT flag, and then letting this new process exit.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2009-0028, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Low2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.70% · top 47% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

Affected products

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