CVE-2009-0745

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-02-27
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1243	2009-09-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.el5)	ELSA-2009-1243	2009-09-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.el5)	ELSA-2009-1243	2009-09-08