SB2009072001 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: July 20, 2009 Updated: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009072001
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1897)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/6/19
- http://grsecurity.net/~spender/cheddar_bay.tgz
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512284
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0241.html
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6820
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.network/124939
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35839
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/17/1
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-07/0246.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1925
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51803
- https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/security-flaws-caused-compiler-optimizations
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c8a9c63d5fd738c261bd0ceece04d9c8357ca13