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CVE-2009-0269

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0269 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the eCryptfs subsystem in Linux kernels prior to 2.6.28.1, impacting distributions like Canonical, Debian, and OpenSUSE. This local vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to system faults or memory corruption. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.6.28.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
40.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0050 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-108.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-0269Moderate

kernel: ecryptfs readlink flaw

Dec 22, 2008

References

git.kernel.org
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Mailing List
secunia.com / advisories/33758
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/34394
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/34502
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/34981
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35390
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35394
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/37471
Broken Link
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/48188
Broken LinkVDB Entry
lists.launchpad.net / ecryptfs-devel/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.launchpad.net / ecryptfs-devel/msg00011.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8169
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8944
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1749
Mailing List
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1787
Mailing List
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.1
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
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redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/33412
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-751-1
Third Party Advisory
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3316
Broken Link