Description
The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58, and IBM AFS 3.6 before Patch 19, on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an RX response with a large error-code value that is interpreted as a pointer and dereferenced, related to use of the ERR_PTR macro.
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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-1768-1 | New openafs packages potential code execution |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-1249 | The cache manager in the client in OpenAFS 1.0 through 1.4.8 and 1.5.0 through 1.5.58, and IBM AFS 3.6 before Patch 19, on Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an RX response with a large error-code value that is interpreted as a pointer and dereferenced, related to use of the ERR_PTR macro. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.436Z
Reserved: 2009-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1250
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-04-09T00:30:00.313
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1250
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD