CVE-2009-3080

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3080
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-20 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionArray 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-129 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 6.06 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 8.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.32 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Fedora 10 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization 5.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp3 All All
Operating System Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2005-1 linux-2.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:030 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel "gdth_read_event()" Array Indexing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Fedora update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Linux Kernel 'drivers/scsi/gdth.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kernel-2.6.27.41-170.2.117.fc10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
VMSA-2011-0009.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
ASA-2010-026 (RHSA-2010-0046) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
404: File not found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MITRE git.kernel.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2009-3080 MITRE access.redhat.com
539414 – (CVE-2009-3080) CVE-2009-3080 kernel: gdth: Prevent negative offsets in ioctl MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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