CVE-2009-1961

4.7 MEDIUM
Published: June 08, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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=commitdiff%3Bh=7bfac9ecf0585962fe13584f5cf526d8c8e76f17
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022307
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/29/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/30/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/02/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35143
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7bfac9ecf0585962fe13584f5cf526d8c8e76f17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022307
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/29/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/30/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/02/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35143
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
4.7 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-667

Affected Vendors

debian suse linux canonical opensuse

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