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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787Mailing List
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188Broken Link, VDB Entry
- https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944Broken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.htmlMailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787Mailing List
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188Broken Link, VDB Entry
- https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944Broken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 26, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified