CVE-2009-3080

kernel: gdth: Prevent negative offsets in ioctl

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request.

Error de indice de matriz en la función gdth_read_event en drivers/scsi/gdth.c en el kernel de Linux antes de v2.6.32-RC8 permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente obtener privilegios a través de un índice de evento negativo en una solicitud IOCTL.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-09-04 CVE Reserved
2009-11-20 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index

CAPEC

References (29)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=690e744869f3262855b83b4fb59199cf142765b0	X_refsource_confirm
http://secunia.com/advisories/37435	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37720	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276	Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc8	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37068	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0009.html	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10989	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12862	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7101	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:030	2023-02-13
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html	2023-02-13
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html	2023-02-13
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1	2023-02-13
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html	2023-02-13
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html	2023-02-13
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00777.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3080	2010-11-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=539414	2010-11-12

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 2.6.31.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 2.6.31.6"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc1		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc3		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc4		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.32 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.32"		rc5		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.1"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				11.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.2"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10"		sp3		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10"		sp3		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				4.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				6.06 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				9.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				9.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.10"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esx Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx"				3.5 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esx" and version "3.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Virtualization Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				5.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "5.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Workstation"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Workstation" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Fedora Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora"				10 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Fedora" and version "10"		-		Affected