VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1914
The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.67%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.67% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=192d7a4667c6d11d1a174ec4cad9a3c5d5f9043c
- http://osvdb.org/54908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=192d7a4667c6d11d1a174ec4cad9a3c5d5f9043c
- http://osvdb.org/54908
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.