CVE-2009-2849

N/A Unknown
Published: August 18, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The md driver (drivers/md/md.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.2 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors related to "suspend_* sysfs attributes" and the (1) suspend_lo_store or (2) suspend_hi_store functions. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability when sysfs is writable by an attacker.

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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/stable/linux-2.6.30.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c92900d9a4afb176d3de335dc0da0198660a244
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36501
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/24/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022961
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-md-driver-null-pointer-dereference/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52858
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10396
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.30.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3c92900d9a4afb176d3de335dc0da0198660a244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/24/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/26/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022961
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-md-driver-null-pointer-dereference/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10396
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

34 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
31th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

linux