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CVE-2009-4271

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
19/03/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The Linux kernel 2.6.9 through 2.6.17 on the x86_64 and amd64 platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via a 32-bit application that calls mprotect on its Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (VDSO) page and then triggers a segmentation fault.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.70 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
4.70
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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