Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_3_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to a large encrypted key size in a Tag 3 packet.
Published: 2009-07-31
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1844-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1845-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2403 Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_3_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to a large encrypted key size in a Tag 3 packet.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-807-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f151cd2c54ddc7714e2f740681350476cda03a28 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009003.txt cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/35985 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36045 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36054 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36116 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1845 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505337/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35850 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2041 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2407 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11255 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8057 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2407 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00166.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00223.html cve-icon cve-icon
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:52:14.694Z

Reserved: 2009-07-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2407

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Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-31T19:00:01.187

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

Link: CVE-2009-2407

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2407 - Bugzilla

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