CVE-2009-0746

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0746
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-27 17:30:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe make_indexed_dir function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not validate a certain rec_len field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.28.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
12430 – different oops & panic on accessing an intentionally corrupted ext4 fs image af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.kernel.org
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1749-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
VMware ESX and vMA Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-751-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
osvdb.org/52202 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
VMSA-2009-0016.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-09-02Tomas HogerThis issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 by https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html

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