{"cve":"CVE-2009-1337","nvd":{"published":"2009-04-22T15:30:00.203","modified":"2026-06-16T23:07:03.823","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=432870dab85a2f69dc417022646cb9a70acf7f94","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:07.895733559+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-1337","score":0.01255,"percentile":0.69499,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}