CVE-2009-1961
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The inode double locking code in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 before 2.6.30-rc3, 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29 before 2.6.29.4, and possibly other versions down to 2.6.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of file creation and removal) via a series of splice system calls that trigger a deadlock between the generic_file_splice_write, splice_from_pipe, and ocfs2_file_splice_write functions.
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Statement
This issue does not affect versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux MRG 2.
This issue was fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux MRG 1 via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2009:1157 | 2009-07-14 |
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