Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2009-1961
CVE-2009-1961
Description
The inode double locking code in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 before 2.6.30-rc3, 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29 before 2.6.29.4, and possibly other versions down to 2.6.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of file creation and removal) via a series of splice system calls that trigger a deadlock between the generic_file_splice_write, splice_from_pipe, and ocfs2_file_splice_write functions.
Affected products
13- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
19- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844nvdMailing ListPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/29/2nvdMailing ListPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/30/1nvdExploitMailing ListPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/02/2nvdExploitMailing List
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/03/1nvdExploitMailing List
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35143nvdBroken LinkExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.htmlnvdMailing List
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing List
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing List
- secunia.com/advisories/35390nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35394nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35656nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35847nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36051nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.htmlnvdBroken Link
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