CVE-2009-0745 (GCVE-0-2009-0745)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-02-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 04:48
VLAI?
Summary
The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvald… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0509 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-20… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12433 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/36562 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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