Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause…

Description

Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-129 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-129 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (27)

• 38276 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDVSA-2010:030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-864-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37435 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 37720 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 37909 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0882 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDVSA-2011:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37068 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0046 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12862 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=690e744869f3262855b83b4fb59199cf142765b0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• FEDORA-2009-13098 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10989 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0041 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 38017 (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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 06:14 UTC.