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CVE-2009-0029

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2009-01-15 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The ABI in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier on s390, powerpc, sparc64, and mips 64-bit platforms requires that a 32-bit argument in a 64-bit register was properly sign extended when sent from a user-mode application, but cannot verify this, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted system call.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References