CVE-2009-2584

Published Jul 23, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2579 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-852-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 5:59 AM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 23, 2009, 8:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:09 PM