CVE-2009-2846

Publication date 18 August 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The eisa_eeprom_read function in the parisc isa-eeprom component (drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to access restricted memory via a negative ppos argument, which bypasses a check that assumes that ppos is positive and causes an out-of-bounds read in the readb function.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-16.55
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-15.43
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-25.63
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-55.80

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-852-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 22 October 2009

Other references