Out-of-Bounds Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [2.6.28-rc1,2.6.31-rc10]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3005072
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed22 Sept 2009
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Sep 2009

CVE-2009-3288  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for torvalds/linux.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds. The sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8 uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS and NULL pointer dereference), as demonstrated by using xcdroast to duplicate a CD. NOTE: this is only exploitable by users who can open the cdrom device.

CVSS Base Scores

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