Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-4005
Published: November 20, 2009 / Updated: September 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92636
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-4005
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error within the collect_rx_frame() function in drivers/isdn/hisax/hfc_usb.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-4005
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=286e633ef0ff5bb63c07b4516665da8004966fec
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38276
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:030
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37036
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54310
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11155
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00777.html