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CVE-2009-4410

kernel: fuse_ioctl_copy_user() dos

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.9

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · December 22, 2009

Updated · January 14, 2026

Description

The fuse_ioctl_copy_user function in the ioctl handler in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc1 through 2.6.30.y uses the wrong variable in an argument to the kunmap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.9
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE-628 · Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments