CVE-2009-3080

Description

Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276 third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:030 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37435 third party advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37720 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 third party advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc8 broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7101 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37068 vdb entry third party advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12862 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=690e744869f3262855b83b4fb59199cf142765b0
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00777.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10989 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3080?
CVE-2009-3080 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3080?
To fix CVE-2009-3080, 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-2009-3080 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3080 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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