CVE-2009-0859

Description

The shm_get_stat function in ipc/shm.c in the shm subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5, when CONFIG_SHMEM is disabled, misinterprets the data type of an inode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an SHM_INFO shmctl call, as demonstrated by running the ipcs program.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49229

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34020

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

http://secunia.com/advisories/35394

http://secunia.com/advisories/35390

http://secunia.com/advisories/35185

http://secunia.com/advisories/35121

http://secunia.com/advisories/35011

http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6554/

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/1

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123309645625549&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120428209704324&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=123387479500599&w=2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.5

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a68e61e8ff2d46327a37b69056998b47745db6fa

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3