CVE-2009-4271
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-4271 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-03-19 19:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a 32-bit application that calls mprotect on its Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (VDSO) page and then triggers a segmentation fault. |
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: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.11.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.12.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.13.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.14.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.15.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.31 | -rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.44 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.45 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.46 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.47 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.48 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.49 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.50 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.51 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.52 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.53 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.54 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.55 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.56 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.57 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.58 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.59 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.60 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.61 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.62 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.16.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.17 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 2.6.9 | rc4 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 548876 – (CVE-2009-4271) CVE-2009-4271 kernel: 32bit process on 64bit system can trigger a kernel panic | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - CVE-2009-4271 kernel: 32bit process on 64bit system DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2010-03-22 | Vincent Danen | This security issue did not affect the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0146.html. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.