CVE-2009-2584

Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1	Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348	Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1	Third Party Advisory
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2009-07-23 20:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2009-2584

Mitre link : CVE-2009-2584

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-2584

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-189

Numeric Errors

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