CVE 2009-3547
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2009-3547 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #395973: Please update kernel to version 2.6.24-26.34 to fix several security vulnerabilities
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395973 | Please update kernel to version 2.6.24-26.34 to fix several security vulnerabilities | The Dell Mini Project | Undecided | Confirmed | ||
Bug #431963: io/fs errors when launching gdm on imx51 with sata
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431963 | io/fs errors when launching gdm on imx51 with sata | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 431963 | io/fs errors when launching gdm on imx51 with sata | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 431963 | io/fs errors when launching gdm on imx51 with sata | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #453682: late resume failure on dove
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453682 | late resume failure on dove | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 453682 | late resume failure on dove | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 453682 | late resume failure on dove | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #491301: [Karmic] mac80211: Fix remotly triggerable problems in the stack
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491301 | [Karmic] mac80211: Fix remotly triggerable problems in the stack | linux (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #494831: Alignment trap/Unhandled fault errors on boot
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494831 | Alignment trap/Unhandled fault errors on boot | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | Critical | Fix Released | ||
| 494831 | Alignment trap/Unhandled fault errors on boot | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid) | Critical | Fix Released | ||
| 494831 | Alignment trap/Unhandled fault errors on boot | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Karmic) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
