CVE-2009-2846 | BDVDB-2026-37948 Detail
Description#
The eisa_eeprom_read function in the parisc isa-eeprom component (drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to access restricted memory via a negative ppos argument, which bypasses a check that assumes that ppos is positive and causes an out-of-bounds read in the readb function.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52906
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/18/6
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6b4dbcd86a9d464057fcc7abe4d0574093071fcc
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.