Linux Kernel insecure 64 bit system call argument passing
Published Jan 15, 2009
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.42%
Description
The ABI in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 and earlier on s390, powerpc, sparc64, and mips 64-bit platforms requires that a 32-bit argument in a 64-bit register was properly sign extended when sent from a user-mode application, but cannot verify this, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted system call.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.6.28
Configuration 2
- 4.0
- 5.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This flaw affects most 64-bit architectures, including IBM S/390 and 64-bit PowerPC, but it does not affect x86_64 or Intel Itanium. The risks associated with fixing this flaw are greater than the security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. Red Hat Enterprise MRG is not affected as it is not supported on 64-bit architectures other than x86_64.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 33.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.42% (0.00418) | 33.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123155111608910&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33477 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33674 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33275 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0029 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479969 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0029
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0029
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01045.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123155111608910&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33477 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/33674 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34394 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/35011 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33275 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0029 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479969 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0029 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0029 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01045.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory |
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