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MEDIUM
CVE-2009-2406
eCryptfs Linux Kernel Stack-based Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_11_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to not ensuring that the key signature length in a Tag 11 packet is compatible with the key signature buffer size.

INFO

Published Date :

July 31, 2009, 7 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:04 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2009-2406 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-2406 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.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
2 Linux kernel
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-2009-2406.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6352a29305373ae6196491e6d4669f301e26492e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009002.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35985 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36045 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36116
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1845 Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.4 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505334/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35851 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022663
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2041 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8246
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00166.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00223.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6352a29305373ae6196491e6d4669f301e26492e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009002.txt Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/35985 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36045 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36054 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36116
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1845 Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.4 Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505334/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35851 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022663
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2041 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8246
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00166.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00223.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-2406 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-2406 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6352a29305373ae6196491e6d4669f301e26492e
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009002.txt
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/35985
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36045
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36054
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36116
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1845
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.4
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505334/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35851
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022663
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2041
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10072
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8246
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00166.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00223.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-2406 kernel: ecryptfs stack overflow in parse_tag_11_packet() Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_11_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to not ensuring that the key signature length in a Tag 11 packet is compatible with the key signature buffer size.
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Obtain Admin/Root Access
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1193 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2406 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512861 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_11_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to not ensuring that the key signature length in a Tag 11 packet is compatible with the key signature buffer size. CVE-2009-2406 kernel: ecryptfs stack overflow in parse_tag_11_packet()
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6352a29305373ae6196491e6d4669f301e26492e [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6352a29305373ae6196491e6d4669f301e26492e [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1193 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2406 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512861 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:final:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/505334/100/0/threaded [Exploit]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505334/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10072 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8246 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8246 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10072 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 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.
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

0.08307

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability