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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.9

CVE-2009-2407 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_3_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel befor…

published 2009-07-31 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-2403

cvss
6.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_3_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to a large encrypted key size in a Tag 3 packet.

Patch / fix

  • kernel RHEL 5.3 EUS, RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5.3 EUS, RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5.3 EUS, RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5.3 EUS, RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5.3 EUS, RHEL 5 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:1193

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2009-2407 updated cvss 7.2

kernel: ecryptfs heap overflow in parse_tag_3_packet()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.3 server) kernel 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-128.4.1.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:1193

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Exploit prediction

0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • risesecurity.org http://risesecurity.org/advisories/RISE-2009003.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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