CVE-2009-3288

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-3288
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-09-22 10:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8 uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS and NULL pointer dereference), as demonstrated by using xcdroast to duplicate a CD. NOTE: this is only exploitable by users who can open the cdrom device.

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-119 | 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
Application Kernel Linux Kernel 2.6.28-rc1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.31-rc9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
USN-852-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
LKML: Bob Tracy: [BUG] 2.6.31-rc8 readcd Oops af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: NULL pointer dereference in sg_build_indirect() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
LKML: Michal Schmidt: [PATCH] sg: fix oops in the error path in sg_build_indirect() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lkml.org Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-09-22Tomas HogerNot vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This issue was introduced by upstream commit 10db10d1, and only affected kernels version 2.6.28-rc1 and later.

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