CVE-2009-2846

Published Aug 18, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 8.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The eisa_eeprom_read function in the parisc isa-eeprom component (drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to access restricted memory via a negative ppos argument, which bypasses a check that assumes that ppos is positive and causes an out-of-bounds read in the readb function.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1872-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1928-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2836 The eisa_eeprom_read function in the parisc isa-eeprom component (drivers/parisc/eisa_eeprom.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-rc6 allows local users to access restricted memory via a negative ppos argument, which bypasses a check that assumes that ppos is positive and causes an out-of-bounds read in the readb function.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-852-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved
Aug 18, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 18, 2009, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM