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CVE-2009-0935
The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.27%
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Description
The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.27% · top 81% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- linux-kernel-inotify-read-dos(49331) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 33624 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090306 CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20090131 [patch 03/43] inotify: clean up inotify_read and fix locking (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090319 Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090318 Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
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