CVE-2009-1914

N/A Unknown
Published: June 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=192d7a4667c6d11d1a174ec4cad9a3c5d5f9043c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/54908
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=192d7a4667c6d11d1a174ec4cad9a3c5d5f9043c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/54908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51196
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux

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