SB2009091701 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: September 17, 2009 Updated: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2009091701
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3234)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Buffer overflow in the perf_copy_attr function in kernel/perf_counter.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a 'big size data' to the perf_counter_open system call.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.