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CVE-2009-0028

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.70%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-0028
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.70%
Linux

Original NVD 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.