CVE-2009-4020

N/A Unknown

Published: December 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the hfs subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.32 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir function in fs/hfs/dir.c.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits&m=125987755823047&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/38276

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/39742

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/hfs-fix-a-potential-buffer-overflow.patch

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2010_23_kernel.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/04/1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=540736

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10091

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6750

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html