Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-4410
The fuse_ioctl_copy_user function in the ioctl handler in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc1 through 2.6.30.y uses the wrong variable in an argument to the kunmap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.
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: 0.004 (27.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.29, 2.6.29.1, 2.6.29.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/37453 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01344.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- secunia.com/advisories/37928 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/23/1 (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/61335 (vdb-entry)