CVE-2009-2908 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the eCryptfs component of the Linux kernel (specifically version 2.6.31). A local attacker can trigger a kernel OOPS and potentially execute arbitrary code by causing a NULL pointer dereference through a "negative dentry." This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low severity, as it requires local access and has a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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