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CVE-2009-0269 Detail

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.


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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://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/msg00001.html Mailing List 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 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.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-2009-0360.html Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412 Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
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.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link 
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/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%3A8944 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-0269
NVD Published Date:
01/26/2009
NVD Last Modified:
02/08/2024
Source:
MITRE