CVE-2009-4271

CVE Details

Release Date:	2010-03-19
Impact:	Important	What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2009-4271 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.7
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0146	2010-03-17
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.23.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2010-0146	2010-03-17
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.23.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2010-0146	2010-03-17