CVE-2009-0935

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

Ranks above 19.1% 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.

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

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-inotify-read-dos(49331)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49331vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www.securityfocus.com33624http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33624vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090306 CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• marc.info[linux-kernel] 20090131 [patch 03/43] inotify: clean up inotify_read and fix lockinghttp://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123337123501681&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488935x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090319 Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/19/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090318 Re: CVE request: kernel: inotify local DoShttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/18/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3x_refsource_CONFIRM