The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.1
No CVSS v3.0
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
The EPSS score is 0.00082.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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Advisories
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DSA-1844-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2009-1909 | The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function. |
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USN-793-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.873Z
Reserved: 2009-06-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1914

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-06-04T16:30:00.530
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-1914

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