Description
drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.13, and 2.6.28.x before 2.6.28.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a read system call that specifies zero bytes from the (1) image_type or (2) packet_size file in /sys/devices/platform/dell_rbu/.
References (32)
Core 32
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.13
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.2
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10163
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34252
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33428
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33656
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81156928f8fe31621e467490b9d441c0285998c3
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7734
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34762
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Scores
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
39.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-189
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
7.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
8.10
debian/debian_linux
4.0
debian/debian_linux
5.0
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.27.13
Published
Jan 28, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026