CVE-2009-2908 (GCVE-0-2009-2908)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-10-13 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:07
VLAI?
Summary
The d_delete function in fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in eCryptfs in the Linux kernel 2.6.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that cause a "negative dentry" and trigger a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated via a Mutt temporary directory in an eCryptfs mount.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announ… mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://secunia.com/advisories/37075 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=527534 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/387073 x_refsource_MISC
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/def… vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/06/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36639 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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