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CVE-2009-0935

The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.

Published

2009-03-18T02:00:08.157

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-667

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.27.13	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	≤ 2.6.28.2	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	2.6.29	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123337123501681&w=2 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2 Mailing List, Patch ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/18/5 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/19/2 Mailing List ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33624 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123337123501681&w=2 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2 Mailing List, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/18/5 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/19/2 Mailing List (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33624 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)