CVE-2009-1336
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
fs/nfs/client.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 does not properly initialize a certain structure member that stores the maximum NFS filename length, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a long filename, related to the encode_lookup function.
Find out more about CVE-2009-1336 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1024 | 2009-05-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 4.7 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1077 | 2009-06-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:0473 | 2009-05-07 |
CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation