CVE-2009-2407

Publication date 31 July 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_3_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to a large encrypted key size in a Tag 3 packet.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 2.6.28-14.47
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 2.6.27-14.37
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.6.24-24.57
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-807-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
28 July 2009

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2407