01 Record
CVE-2009-3288
The sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8 uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, which allows local users to cause a denial of
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8 uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, which allows local users to cause a denial of
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
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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
- 2009-09-22 10:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-09-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7999199286ccee6f08dc5e263e96d4e1a0848815f4c57eff67163927951e52f5
05 Affected products
06 References
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20090903 [PATCH] sg: fix oops in the error path in sg_build_indirect()http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/9/3/107
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090904 CVE request: kernel: NULL pointer dereference in sg_build_indirect()http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/4
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-852-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- lkml.org[linux-kernel] 20090902 [BUG] 2.6.31-rc8 readcd Oopshttp://lkml.org/lkml/2009/9/3/1
- secunia.com37105http://secunia.com/advisories/37105