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CVE-2009-2908

N/A

Published: October 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

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.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (17)

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.31.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=afc2b6932f48f200736d3e36ad66fee0ec733136

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/37075

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/37105

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/38794

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/38834

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/06/1

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36639

CVSS

4.9MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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