CVE-2009-4131

NameCVE-2009-4131
DescriptionThe EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT (aka move extents) ioctl implementation in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted request, related to insufficient checks for file permissions.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, 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)2.6.32-2medium
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (introduced in 2.6.31)
[lenny] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (introduced in 2.6.31)
- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (introduced in 2.6.31)
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