CVE-2009-0787
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Summary
The ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents function in the eCryptfs functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.9 uses an incorrect size when writing kernel memory to an eCryptfs file header, which triggers an out-of-bounds read and allows local users to obtain portions of kernel memory.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34422
- http://osvdb.org/52860
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49355
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022177
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8faece5f906725c10e7a1f6caf84452abadbdc7b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8319
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.9
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11068
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34422
- http://osvdb.org/52860
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49355
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022177
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8faece5f906725c10e7a1f6caf84452abadbdc7b
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34216
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8319
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.9
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11068
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
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