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CVE-2009-1046

The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.

Published

2009-03-23T16:30:01.577

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.7 (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-399
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.28.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.28.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.28.3 Yes
References