Description
fs/nfs/client.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly initialize a certain structure member that stores the maximum NFS filename length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a long filename, related to the encode_lookup function.
Published: 2009-04-22
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1794-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1334 fs/nfs/client.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly initialize a certain structure member that stores the maximum NFS filename length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a long filename, related to the encode_lookup function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-793-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:13:24.663Z

Reserved: 2009-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1336

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-04-22T15:30:00.170

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-1336

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-09-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1336 - Bugzilla

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