CVE-2009-0859

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0859
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-09 21:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe shm_get_stat function in ipc/shm.c in the shm subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5, when CONFIG_SHMEM is disabled, misinterprets the data type of an inode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an SHM_INFO shmctl call, as demonstrated by running the ipcs program.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.7 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian update for linux-2.6.24 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1787-1 linux-2.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Linux Kernel '/ipc/shm.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
404: File not found - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.kernel.org
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kernel.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'shm: fix shmctl(SHM_INFO) lockup with !CONFIG_SHMEM' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Security Advisory SA35390 - SUSE update for kernel - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
'[PATCH 1/2] fix shmctl(SHM_INFO) lockup with !CONFIG_SHMEM' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1800-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: shm: fix shmctl(SHM_INFO) lockup with !CONFIG_SHMEM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
USN-751-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
'[BUG] soft lockup detected with ipcs' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian update for linux-2.6 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1794-1 linux-2.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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 Hat2009-03-10Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5, or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.

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