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CVE-2009-0935

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2009-03-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-667

References