CVE-2009-2908

CVE Details

Release Date:	2009-10-13
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The d_delete function in fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in eCryptfs in the Linux kernel 2.6.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that cause a negative dentry and trigger a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated via a Mutt temporary directory in an eCryptfs mount.

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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-2009-1548	2009-11-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.6.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1548	2009-11-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.6.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1548	2009-11-03