CVE-2009-0269

N/A
Published: January 26, 2009 at 03:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC
4 products affected across 4 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fault or memory corruption), or possibly have unspecified other impact, via a readlink call that results in an error, leading to use of a -1 return value as an array index.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.6.28.1
Affected range stops below 2.6.28.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (27)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

CVSS

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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