CVE-2009-1633

N/A Unknown
Published: May 28, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the cifs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.4 allow remote CIFS servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly have unspecified other impact via (1) a malformed Unicode string, related to Unicode string area alignment in fs/cifs/sess.c; or (2) long Unicode characters, related to fs/cifs/cifssmb.c and the cifs_readdir function in fs/cifs/readdir.c.

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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/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b0c8fcff47a885743125dd843db64af41af5a61
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=968460ebd8006d55661dec0fb86712b40d71c413
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27b87fe52baba0a55e9723030e76fce94fabcea4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124099284225229&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124099371726547&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35217
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35226
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35298
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36327
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1809
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/15/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34612
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496572
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8588
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9525
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01271.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7b0c8fcff47a885743125dd843db64af41af5a61
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/sfrench/cifs-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=968460ebd8006d55661dec0fb86712b40d71c413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=27b87fe52baba0a55e9723030e76fce94fabcea4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124099284225229&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=124099371726547&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35226
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1809
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/14/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/15/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34612
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8588
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9525
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01271.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

76 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.8%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

canonical debian linux

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