CVE-2009-2407

Publication date 31 July 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_3_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to a large encrypted key size in a Tag 3 packet.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-14.47
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-14.37
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-24.57
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-807-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 28 July 2009

Other references