PT-2009-6532 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Daphne Shaw · Published 2009-12-24 · Updated 2012-03-19 · CVE-2009-4410

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.29-rc1 through 2.6.30.y

Description The issue is related to the fuse ioctl copy user function in the ioctl handler, which incorrectly uses a variable in an argument to the kunmap function. This can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system panic.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.29-rc1 through 2.6.30.y, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-4410

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 7

• https://redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01344.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4410 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/61335 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=549400 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/23/1 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37928 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/37453 · Note