CVE-2009-1961
Medium
Description
The inode double locking code in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 before 2.6.30-rc3, 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29 before 2.6.29.4, and possibly other versions down to 2.6.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of file creation and removal) via a series of splice system calls that trigger a deadlock between the generic_file_splice_write, splice_from_pipe, and ocfs2_file_splice_write functions.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.7
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJun 8, 2009
First seenJun 8, 2009
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel2.6.27.24, 2.6.29.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 2.6.19, 2.6.27 ≤ v < 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29 ≤ v < 2.6.29.4, 2.6.30 | 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29.4 |
| debian debian_linux | 4.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04 | — |
| opensuse opensuse | 10.3, 11.1 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise | 11.0 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_desktop | 11 | — |
| suse linux_enterprise_server | 11 | — |
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