CVE-2009-0269

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html vendor advisory broken link
https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 vendor advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html third party advisory mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded broken link mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1 broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor advisory mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188 vdb entry broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944 signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412 patch vdb entry broken link third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-0269?
CVE-2009-0269 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-0269?
To fix CVE-2009-0269, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-0269 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-0269 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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