What is CVE-2009-2584?

CVE-2009-2584 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2009-2584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2584?

CVE-2009-2584 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-2584?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-2584. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2009-2584 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2009-2584

High

Off-by-one error in the options_write function in drivers/misc/sgi-gru/gruprocfs.c in the SGI GRU driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.2 and earlier on ia64 and x86 platforms might allow local users to overwrite arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted count argument, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-07-23

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2009-2584 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2009-2584 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Grsecurity
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/exploit_demo.c

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/348

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/7/20/362

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35753

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1

Third Party Advisory
Xorl
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/07/21/linux-kernel-sgi-gru-driver-off-by-one-overwrite/

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Exchange
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51887

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-2584

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-07-23

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2584?

CVE-2009-2584 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2009-2584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2584?

CVE-2009-2584 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-2584?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-2584. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2009-2584 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2009-2584 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.