What is CVE-2009-2908?

CVE-2009-2908 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2009-2908 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2908?

CVE-2009-2908 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-2908?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2009-2908 patch availability.

Is CVE-2009-2908 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2908 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2009-2908

Medium

The d_delete function in fs/ecryptfs/inode.c in eCryptfs in the Linux kernel 2.6.31 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that cause a "negative dentry" and trigger a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated via a Mutt temporary directory in an eCryptfs mount.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-10-13

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

17 total

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36639

Patch
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.31.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=afc2b6932f48f200736d3e36ad66fee0ec733136
Lists
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37075
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-2908

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-10-13

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-2908?

CVE-2009-2908 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2009-2908 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2908?

CVE-2009-2908 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-2908?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2009-2908 patch availability.
Is CVE-2009-2908 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2009-2908 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.