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FKIE_CVE-2009-1046

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-03-23 16:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:06
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Summary
The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/01/30/333Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/02/02/364Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34917
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/34981
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35121
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/10
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/11
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/9
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33672Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/01/30/333Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2009/02/02/364Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34917
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/11
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0451.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33672Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.25
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.28.3
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