01 Record
CVE-2009-0935
The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 19.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-03-18 01:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 04:57Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-03-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-667Improper LockingClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3abf6aa1b87145c6c246d0505567a76f2d801585ca90050aa3cfb54c68842329
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-inotify-read-dos(49331)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49331
- www.securityfocus.com33624http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33624
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090306 CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2
- marc.info[linux-kernel] 20090131 [patch 03/43] inotify: clean up inotify_read and fix lockinghttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123337123501681&w=2
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090319 Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/19/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090318 Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/18/5
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3