CVE-2009-2584

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

Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-189

Affected Vendors

linux

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