Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-2846
The eisa_eeprom_read function in the parisc isa-eeprom component (drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to access restricted memory via a negative ppos argument, which bypasses a check that assumes that ppos is positive and causes an out-of-bounds read in the readb function.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.082 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.082 · newest: 0.082 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/10/1 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52906 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/18/6 (mailing-list, Patch)
- git.kernel.org/
- secunia.com/advisories/37105 (third-party-advisory)