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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1749-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1787-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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USN-751-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:24:18.517Z
Reserved: 2009-01-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-0269

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-01-26T15:30:04.967
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-0269


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