CVE-2009-1336

N/A Unknown
Published: April 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

fs/nfs/client.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly initialize a certain structure member that stores the maximum NFS filename length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a long filename, related to the encode_lookup function.

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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/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=54af3bb543c071769141387a42deaaab5074da55
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35160
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35324
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/06/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1077.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34390
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022176
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494074
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10859
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8495
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=54af3bb543c071769141387a42deaaab5074da55
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0473.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35015
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/06/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/17/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1077.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34390
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=494074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10859
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
18th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

linux

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