CVE DATABASE / CVE-2009-1961
CVE-2009-1961
CVSS 4.7 · MEDIUM
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 4.7 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Linux linux kernelDebian debian linuxCanonical ubuntu linuxOpensuse opensuseSuse linux enterpriseSuse linux enterprise desktopSuse linux enterprise server
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7bfac9ecf0585962fe13584f5cf526d8c8e76f17
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1022307
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/29/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/30/1
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-23. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.