Description
Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2579 | Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-852-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:59:56.089Z
Reserved: 2009-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-2584
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-07-23T20:30:00.313
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-2584
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN