CVE-2009-1046
Medium
Description
The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMar 23, 2009
First seenMar 23, 2009
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.25, 2.6.28, 2.6.28.1, 2.6.28.2, 2.6.28.3 | — |
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