CVE-2009-0859 | BDVDB-2026-35479 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49229
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123309645625549&w=2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a68e61e8ff2d46327a37b69056998b47745db6fa
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35185
- http://marc.info/?l=git-commits-head&m=123387479500599&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120428209704324&w=2
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6554/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.