4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-0269
Linux eCryptfs File Link Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 26, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 9, 2024, 3:26 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2009-0269
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2009-0269.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2009-0269 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2009-0269 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/33758 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34502 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34502 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:118 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412 Patch http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33412 Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188 Broken Link, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html No Types Assigned https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.launchpad.net/ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169 Broken Link Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944 Broken Link Removed CWE NIST CWE-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.20.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.21.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.22_rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.23_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24_rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.24_rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.2:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.3:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.4:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.5:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.6:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.7:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.8:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.9:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.10:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.11:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.12:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.26.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.28 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.28.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=a17d5232de7b53d34229de79ec22f4bb04adb7e4 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8944 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8169 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/48188 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48188 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2009
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-0269 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-0269
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability