Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-0322
drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.13, and 2.6.28.x before 2.6.28.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a read system call that specifies zero bytes from the (1) image_type or (2) packet_size file in /sys/devices/platform/dell_rbu/.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 7.10, 8.04, 8.10
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0, 5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/35390 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/34502 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37471 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.13 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (Third Party Advisory)
- kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.2 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0322?
- CVE-2009-0322 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-189. Published 2009-01-28.
- Is CVE-2009-0322 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.