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CVE-2009-2849
Published: Aug 18, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The md driver (drivers/md/md.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.2 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors related to "suspend_* sysfs attributes" and the (1) suspend_lo_store or (2) suspend_hi_store functions. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when sysfs is writable by an attacker.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2009:1540
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
1022961
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-852-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
38794
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[security-announce] 20100303 VMSA-2010-0004 ESX Service Console and vMA third party updates
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10396
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
FEDORA-2009-9044
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
[oss-security] 20090726 Re: md raid null ptr dereference (when sysfs is writable)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
38834
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
kernel-mddriver-dos(52858)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
[oss-security] 20090724 md raid null ptr dereference (when sysfs is writable)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
36501
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
37105
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2010-0528
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
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