NVD

CVE-2009-0269 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fault or memory corruption), or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a readlink call that results in an error, leading to use of a -1 return value as an array index.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.9 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html	Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749	Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749	Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787	Mailing List
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787	Mailing List
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1	Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118	Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html	Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412	Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Broken Link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188	Broken Link VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188	Broken Link VDB Entry
https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944	Broken Link

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-787	Out-of-bounds Write	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:59:29 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Added	Reference	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188
Added	Reference	https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html
Added	Reference	https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/08/2024 10:26:02 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CWE		NIST CWE-787
Removed	CWE	NIST CWE-399
Changed	CPE Configuration	Record truncated, showing 500 of 6497 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.4::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.5::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.6::::::: *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.	OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.28.1
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:::::::
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/34502 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/34502 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 No Types Assigned	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 No Types Assigned	http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1 No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 No Types Assigned	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html No Types Assigned	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412 Patch	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 No Types Assigned	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html No Types Assigned	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 No Types Assigned	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188 No Types Assigned	https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188 Broken Link, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html No Types Assigned	https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944 No Types Assigned	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944 Broken Link

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0269
NVD Published Date:
01/26/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2009-0269 Detail

Description

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 7:59:29 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 10:03:52 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 2/08/2024 10:26:02 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 11/06/2023 9:03:36 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/11/2018 5:01:01 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 9/28/2017 9:33:43 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 8/07/2017 9:33:52 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 1/26/2009 1:10:00 PM

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