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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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1844-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-793-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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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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