CVE-2009-1633
Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to Unicode string area alignment in fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in fs/cifs/readdir.c.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.03% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b0c8fcff47a885743125dd843db64af41af5a61
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=968460ebd8006d55661dec0fb86712b40d71c413
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27b87fe52baba0a55e9723030e76fce94fabcea4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124099284225229&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124099371726547&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35217Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35226Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35298Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35847Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36327Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471Third Party Advisory
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1809Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/15/2Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34612Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.