Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-1914
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
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: 0.007 (50.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35656 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844 (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/54908 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/36051 (third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3 (mailing-list)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- git.kernel.org/