CVE - CVE-2009-1243

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-1243	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by reading zero bytes from the /proc/net/udp file and unspecified other files, related to the "udp seq_file infrastructure."
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20090401 CVE request: kernel: udp: Wrong locking code in udp seq_file infrastructure URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4 MISC:http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-proc-net-udp-8586 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=30842f2989aacfaba3ccb39829b3417be9313dbe CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 BID:34329 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329 SECUNIA:34478 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 VUPEN:ADV-2009-0924 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 XF:linux-kernel-procnetudp-dos(49595) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595
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Date Entry Created
20090406	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20090406)
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