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CVE-2009-0747 Details

Description

The ext4_isize function in fs/ext4/ext4.h in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.19 and 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.7 uses the i_size_high structure member during operations on arbitrary types of files, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and error-message flood) by attempting to mount a crafted ext4 filesystem.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12375	CVE	Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06a279d636734da32bb62dd2f7b0ade666f65d7c	CVE
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.19	CVE
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.7	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/36562	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8585	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9200	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0509	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	CVE
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12375	[email protected]	Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=06a279d636734da32bb62dd2f7b0ade666f65d7c	[email protected]
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.19	[email protected]
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.7	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1243.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34394	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36562	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8585	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9200	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0509	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	[email protected]

see all 32 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.6.27 2.6.27 rc1 2.6.27 rc2 2.6.27 rc3 2.6.27 rc4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc5:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc6:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc7:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc8:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc9:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.11:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.12:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.13:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.14:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.15:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.16:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.17:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc1:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc2:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc3:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc4:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc5:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc6:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc7:::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

linux linux kernel

2.6.27

2.6.27 rc1

2.6.27 rc2

2.6.27 rc3

2.6.27 rc4

CPE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.27.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.28.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 2, 2009	Initial Analysis	[email protected]