CVE-2009-3080

Linux Kernel < 2.6.31.6 - Improper Array Index Validation

Title source: rule

Description

Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request.

References (27)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=690e744869f3262855b83b4fb59199cf142765b0

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/37435

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/37720

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/37909

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/38017

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/38276

[Third Party Advisory] http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc8

[Broken Link] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:030

[Broken Link] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051

[Broken Link] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html

[Broken Link] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37068

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1

... and 7 more

Scores

EPSS 0.0007

EPSS Percentile 21.3%

Classification

CWE

CWE-129

Status draft

Affected Products (25)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.31.6

linux/linux_kernel

opensuse/opensuse

suse/linux_enterprise_desktop

suse/linux_enterprise_server

debian/debian_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

... and 10 more

Timeline

Published Nov 20, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026