CVE-2009-0935

NameCVE-2009-0935
DescriptionThe inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6sourcelenny(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.30-1low
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerability was introduced in 2.6.27-rc9)
[lenny] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerability was introduced in 2.6.27-rc9)
- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (Vulnerability was introduced in 2.6.27-rc9)
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