CVE-2009-2584

Public Exploit

Description

Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c third party advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 third party advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2584?
CVE-2009-2584 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2584?
To fix CVE-2009-2584, 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-2009-2584 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2584 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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