CVE-2009-0787

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-03-25
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents function in the eCryptfs functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.9 uses an incorrect size when writing kernel memory to an eCryptfs file header, which triggers an out-of-bounds read and allows local users to obtain portions of kernel 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:C/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-0473	2009-05-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.1.10.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-0473	2009-05-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.1.10.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-0473	2009-05-07