CVE-2009-2849

Description

The md driver (drivers/md/md.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.2 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors related to "suspend_* sysfs attributes" and the (1) suspend_lo_store or (2) suspend_hi_store functions. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when sysfs is writable by an attacker.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.30.y.git;a=commit;h=3c92900d9a4afb176d3de335dc0da0198660a244

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/36501

http://secunia.com/advisories/37105

http://secunia.com/advisories/38794

http://secunia.com/advisories/38834

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/24/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022961

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528

http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-md-driver-null-pointer-dereference/

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52858

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10396

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2