CVE-2009-0322

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 28 Jan 2009, 18:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 04:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
4.9 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Jan 2009, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 04:31
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.13, and 2.6.28.x before 2.6.28.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a read system call that specifies zero bytes from the (1) image_type or (2) packet_size file in /sys/devices/platform/dell_rbu/.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

  • CWE-399•Resource Management Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    7.10 | 8.04 | 8.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 2.6.27.13 | ≥ 2.6.28, < 2.6.28.2

References (32)