What is CVE-2009-4410?

CVE-2009-4410 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2009-4410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4410?

CVE-2009-4410 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-2009-4410?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-4410. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2009-4410 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2009-4410

Medium

The fuse_ioctl_copy_user function in the ioctl handler in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.29-rc1 through 2.6.30.y uses the wrong variable in an argument to the kunmap function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) via unknown vectors.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-12-24

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2009-4410 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/61335
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/37928
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/23/1
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37453
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=549400
Red Hat
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01344.html

Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-4410

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-12-24

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-4410?

CVE-2009-4410 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2009-4410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4410?

CVE-2009-4410 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-2009-4410?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-4410. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2009-4410 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2009-4410 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.