# CVE-2009-0322: drivers/firmware/dell\_rbu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.13, and 2.6.28.x before 2.6.28.2, allows local users to cause a denial of serv

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-01-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.13, and 2.6.28.x before 2.6.28.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a read system call that specifies zero bytes from the (1) image_type or (2) packet_size file in /sys/devices/platform/dell_rbu/.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0331.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.13
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10163
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-114.htm
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34252
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33428
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33656
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=81156928f8fe31621e467490b9d441c0285998c3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

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