CVE-2009-1336

Description

fs/nfs/client.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly initialize a certain structure member that stores the maximum NFS filename length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a long filename, related to the encode_lookup function.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35160 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 third party advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35324 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/06/1 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022176 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10859 vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1077.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=54af3bb543c071769141387a42deaaab5074da55
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494074
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/2 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34390 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8495 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1336?
CVE-2009-1336 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1336?
To fix CVE-2009-1336, 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-2009-1336 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1336 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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