Description
The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.
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/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=192d7a4667c6d11d1a174ec4cad9a3c5d5f9043c
- http://osvdb.org/54908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=192d7a4667c6d11d1a174ec4cad9a3c5d5f9043c
- http://osvdb.org/54908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 4, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified