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CVE-2009-2584

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2584 describes an off-by-one error in the SGI GRU driver within the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.30.2 and earlier) on ia64 and x86 platforms. This vulnerability, rated with a CVSS score of 7.2, allows a local attacker to potentially overwrite arbitrary memory and gain privileges through a crafted count argument, leading to a stack-based buffer overflow. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.30.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-2584

CVE-2009-2584

References

grsecurity.net / ~spender/exploit_demo.c
ExploitThird Party Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2009/7/20/348
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2009/7/20/362
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37105
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/51887
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/35753
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-852-1
Third Party Advisory
xorl.wordpress.com / 2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite
ExploitThird Party Advisory