CVE-2009-2584

Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.2 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 22%
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
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≤ 2.6.30.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-16.55
released
intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-15.43
released
hardy
not-affected
dapper
dne
linux-source-2.6.15
jaunty
dne
intrepid
dne
hardy
dne
dapper
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887