CVE-2009-0935

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0935
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-18 02:00:08 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-667 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.7AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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 2.6.29 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
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
Linux Kernel 'inotify_read()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
Bug 488935 – CVE-2009-0935 kernel: inotify local DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
'[patch 03/43] inotify: clean up inotify_read and fix locking' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List, Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-04-15Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5, or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.

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