4.9
CVSSv2

CVE-2009-2908

Published: 13/10/2009 Updated: 13/02/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.9 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 436
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

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.

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Vendor Advisories

Solar Designer discovered that the z90crypt driver did not correctly check capabilities A local attacker could exploit this to shut down the device, leading to a denial of service Only affected Ubuntu 606 (CVE-2009-1883) ...
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, sensitive memory leak or privilege escalation The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2009-2846 Michael Buesch noticed a typing issue in the eisa-eeprom driver for the hppa architecture Lo ...