CVE-2009-4410 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a system panic in the Linux kernel FUSE module due to incorrect variable usage in the ioctl handler.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2009-4410?

CVE-2009-4410 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 24 Dec 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The fuse_ioctl_copy_user function in the ioctl handler in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc1 through 2.6.30.y uses the wrong variable in an argument to the kunmap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4410?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2009-4410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2009-4410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wc94-6jmc-54vg.

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