cve/2009/CVE-2009-2406.md

CVE-2009-2406

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parse_tag_11_packet function in fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via vectors involving a crafted eCryptfs file, related to not ensuring that the key signature length in a Tag 11 packet is compatible with the key signature buffer size.

POC

Reference

• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Github

• https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
• https://github.com/rcvalle/vulnerabilities
• https://github.com/risesecurity/vulnerabilities
• https://github.com/swarna1010/Vulnerabilities