SB2009032502 - Information disclosure in Linux kernel eCryptfs
Published: March 25, 2009 Updated: June 4, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009032502
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0787)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents() function in the eCryptfs functionality. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.9
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34422
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34216
- http://osvdb.org/52860
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022177
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49355
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8319
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11068
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8faece5f906725c10e7a1f6caf84452abadbdc7b