Description
The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-1787-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1800-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-1047 | The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-751-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:57:17.563Z
Reserved: 2009-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1046
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-03-23T16:30:01.577
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1046
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN