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CVE-2009-2908

Publication date 13 October 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-16.55
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-15.43
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-25.63
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

Patch details

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Package Patch details
linux

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-852-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 22 October 2009

Other references