Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-0935
CVE-2009-0935
Description
The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.
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References
8- marc.infonvdMailing ListPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2nvdMailing ListPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33624nvdBroken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49331nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3nvdBroken Link
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/18/5nvdMailing List
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/19/2nvdMailing List
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