Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2009-0745 First vendor Publication 2009-02-27
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2024-11-21

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 4.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 6.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0745

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10942
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10942
Title: The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.
Description: The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-0745
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
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Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7765
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7765
Title: VMware kernel ext4_group_add function vulnerability
Description: The ext4_group_add function in fs/ext4/resize.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 does not properly initialize the group descriptor during a resize (aka resize2fs) operation, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by arranging for crafted values to be present in available memory.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2009-0745
 Version: 4
Platform(s): VMWare ESX Server 4.0
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 26

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-07-30 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2011:0004 centos5 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_0004_kernel_centos5_x86_64.nasl
2011-08-19 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2011:1163-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_1163-01_kernel.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1243 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1243_kernel_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1548 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2009_1548_kernel_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0046 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2010_0046_kernel_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-08-09 Name : CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2011:0004 centos5 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2011_0004_kernel_centos5_i386.nasl
2011-01-11 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2011:0004-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2011_0004-01_kernel.nasl
2010-01-20 Name : RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0046-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2010_0046-01_kernel.nasl
2009-09-21 Name : CentOS Security Advisory CESA-2009:1243 (kernel)
File : nvt/ovcesa2009_1243.nasl
2009-09-09 Name : RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2009:1243
File : nvt/RHSA_2009_1243.nasl
2009-05-05 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1787-1 (linux-2.6.24)
File : nvt/deb_1787_1.nasl
2009-03-31 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1749-1 (linux-2.6)
File : nvt/deb_1749_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
52631 Linux Kernel fs/ext4/resize.c ext4_group_add Function Local DoS

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-03-03 Name : The remote host is missing a security-related patch.
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0016_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-11-26 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2013-0039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2011-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-1548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-06-29 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-03-06 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20091103_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1466.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-24 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2011-1163.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-07 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2011-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2011-01-05 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2011-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-21 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2010-0046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-20 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2010-0046.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2009-1243.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-23 Name : The remote VMware ESXi / ESX host is missing one or more security-related pat...
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-11-04 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1548.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-02 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2009-1243.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-05-04 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1787.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-751-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-03-23 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1749.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12433
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3...
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.19
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.7
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
http://secunia.com/advisories/36562
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0509
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
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