[kernel-sec-discuss] r1314 - active

[jmm at alioth.debian.org]

Author: jmm
Date: 2009-03-20 14:59:11 +0000 (Fri, 20 Mar 2009)
New Revision: 1314

Modified:
   active/CVE-2009-0935
Log:
doesn't affect released debian kernels


Modified: active/CVE-2009-0935
===================================================================
--- active/CVE-2009-0935	2009-03-19 20:53:21 UTC (rev 1313)
+++ active/CVE-2009-0935	2009-03-20 14:59:11 UTC (rev 1314)
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 Candidate: CVE-2009-0935
 Description:
+ The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.29-rc3
+ allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read
+ with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the
+ device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper
+ synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance. 
 References:
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0935
  http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123337123501681&w=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935
+ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2
+ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935 
 Ubuntu-Description:
 Notes:
+ jmm> Issue was introduced in 2.6.27-rc9
 Bugs:
-upstream:
-linux-2.6:
-2.6.18-etch-security:
-2.6.24-etch-security:
-2.6.26-lenny-security:
+upstream: 
+linux-2.6: needed
+2.6.18-etch-security: N/A
+2.6.24-etch-security: N/A
+2.6.26-lenny-security: N/A
 2.6.15-dapper-security:
 2.6.22-gutsy-security:
 2.6.24-hardy-security: