CVE-2009-4020

Linux kernel <2.6.32 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.

References (15)

Core 15
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10091
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6750
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/04/1
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits&m=125987755823047&w=2
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540736
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39742
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005

Scores

EPSS 0.0495
EPSS Percentile 91.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 2.6.32
Published Dec 04, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026