CVE-2009-1046
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 23, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 23, 2009
Description
The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.4
- [oss-security] 20090212 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33672/info kernel issuemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20090212 Re: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33672/info kernelmailing-list
- 33672vdb-entry
- USN-751-1vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20090202 Re: [PATCH] Fix memory corruption in console selectionmailing-list
- 34981third-party-advisory
- DSA-1800vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20090212 Re: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33672/info kernel issuemailing-list
- 34917third-party-advisory
- DSA-1787vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2009:0451vendor-advisory
- [linux-kernel] 20090130 [PATCH] Fix memory corruption in console selectionmailing-list
- 35121third-party-advisory
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