CVE-2009-2849 describes a potential denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.30.2, within the md driver. This flaw, a NULL pointer dereference, can be triggered by local attackers manipulating "suspend_* sysfs attributes" through the suspend_lo_store or suspend_hi_store functions, provided sysfs is writable. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity with local access, medium attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.30.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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