CVE-2009-3080

Summary

CVECVE-2009-3080
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-20 17:30:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 02:20:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-129

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 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 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 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 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 Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.4 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 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Workstation 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
Operating System Redhat Fedora 10 All All All
Application Redhat Virtualization 5.0 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 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 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
Operating System Vmware Esx 3.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
539414 – (CVE-2009-3080) CVE-2009-3080 kernel: gdth: Prevent negative offsets in ioctl MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Broken Link
Linux Kernel "gdth_read_event()" Array Indexing Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 10 Update: kernel-2.6.27.41-170.2.117.fc10 FEDORA www.redhat.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Fedora update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2005-1 linux-2.6.24 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2010:030 | Mandriva MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com Broken Link
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
ASA-2010-026 (RHSA-2010-0046) CONFIRM support.avaya.com Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
VMSA-2011-0009.3 CONFIRM www.vmware.com Third Party Advisory
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com Broken Link
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Linux Kernel 'drivers/scsi/gdth.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
mandriva.com MANDRIVA www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
404: File not found CONFIRM www.kernel.org Broken Link
access.redhat.com | CVE-2009-3080 MISC access.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:20 SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Broken Link
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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