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CVE-2009-0029 Detail

Description

The ABI in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier on s390, powerpc, sparc64, and mips 64-bit platforms requires that a 32-bit argument in a 64-bit register was properly sign extended when sent from a user-mode application, but cannot verify this, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted system call.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (06/09/2009)

This flaw affects most 64-bit architectures, including IBM S/390 and 64-bit PowerPC, but it does not affect x86_64 or Intel Itanium. The risks associated with fixing this flaw are greater than the security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Red Hat Enterprise MRG is not affected as it is not supported on 64-bit architectures other than x86_64.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123155111608910&w=2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33275 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479969 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01045.html Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0029
NVD Published Date:
01/15/2009
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.