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Bug 262979 (CVE-2009-0935) - Kernel: <2.6.29-rc3 inotify_read() DOS (CVE-2009-0935)
Summary: Kernel: <2.6.29-rc3 inotify_read() DOS (CVE-2009-0935)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2009-0935
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug....
Whiteboard: [linux <2.6.27.14] [linux >=2.6.28 <2...
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Reported: 2009-03-19 00:08 UTC by Stefan Behte (RETIRED)
Modified: 2013-09-05 03:03 UTC (History)
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Description Stefan Behte (RETIRED) gentoo-dev Security 2009-03-19 00:08:36 UTC 
CVE-2009-0935 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0935):
  The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.29-rc3
  allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read
  with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the
  device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper
  synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.