fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fault…

Description

fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fault or memory corruption), or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a readlink call that results in an error, leading to use of a -1 return value as an array index.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (27)

• 35390 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34502 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:118 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [ecryptfs-devel] 20081222 Re: [PATCH, v5] eCryptfs: check readlink result was not an error before using it (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 33758 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-751-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [ecryptfs-devel] 20081222 Re: [PATCH, v5] eCryptfs: check readlink result was not an error before using it (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8169 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• linux-kernel-readlink-bo(48188) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8944 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 33412 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 35394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:24 UTC.