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.
Analysis
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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 Debian DSA |
DSA-1844-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
 EUVD |
EUVD-2009-1909 | 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. |
 Ubuntu USN |
USN-793-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.873Z
Reserved: 2009-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-1914
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2009-06-04T16:30:00.530
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-1914
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses