CVE-2009-1914

Published Jun 4, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1844-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-1909 The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-793-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:27 AM
Reserved
Jun 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 4, 2009, 4:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:08 PM