Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-2406

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Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-2406

Published: July 31, 2009 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92660
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-2406
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2009-2406

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-54.78
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-24.57, 2.6.27-14.37, 2.6.28-14.47

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