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CVE-2009-0859

Description

The shm_get_stat function in ipc/shm.c in the shm subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5, when CONFIG_SHMEM is disabled, misinterprets the data type of an inode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an SHM_INFO shmctl call, as demonstrated by running the ipcs program.


Affected Package


OS OS Version Package Name Package Version
ubuntu 08.04 linux 2.6.24-23.52
ubuntu 08.10 linux 2.6.27-11.31
ubuntu upstream linux any
ubuntu upstream linux-source-2.6.15 any
ubuntu 07.10 linux-source-2.6.22 2.6.22-16.62
ubuntu upstream linux-source-2.6.22 any

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