CVE-2009-2908
Published Oct 13, 2009
Last updated 2 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The d_delete function in fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in eCryptfs in the Linux kernel 2.6.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that cause a "negative dentry" and trigger a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated via a Mutt temporary directory in an eCryptfs mount.
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.9
- Impact score
- 6.9
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Vendor comments
- Red HatThe Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG do not include support for eCryptfs, and therefore are not affected by this issue. It was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
Configurations
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"matchCriteriaId": "C4033E0B-A3A1-4CC5-956A-AAA0FB905DDA"
}
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"operator": "OR"
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