MEDIUM
Stack consumption vulnerability in the do_page_fault function in arch/x86/mm/fault.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger page faults on a machine that has a registered Kprobes probe
Published Feb 17, 2009
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the do_page_fault function in arch/x86/mm/fault.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger page faults on a machine that has a registered Kprobes probe.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.28.4
- 2.2.27
- 2.4.36
- 2.4.36.1
- 2.4.36.2
- 2.4.36.3
- 2.4.36.4
- 2.4.36.5
- 2.4.36.6
- 2.6
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
- 2.6.11.1
- 2.6.11.2
- 2.6.11.3
- 2.6.11.4
- 2.6.11.5
- 2.6.11.6
- 2.6.11.7
- 2.6.11.8
- 2.6.11.9
- 2.6.11.10
- 2.6.11.11
- 2.6.11.12
- 2.6.12
- 2.6.12.1
- 2.6.12.2
- 2.6.12.3
- 2.6.12.4
- 2.6.12.5
- 2.6.12.6
- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13.1
- 2.6.13.2
- 2.6.13.3
- 2.6.13.4
- 2.6.13.5
- 2.6.14
- 2.6.14.1
- 2.6.14.2
- 2.6.14.3
- 2.6.14.4
- 2.6.14.5
- 2.6.14.6
- 2.6.14.7
- 2.6.15
- 2.6.15.1
- 2.6.15.2
- 2.6.15.3
- 2.6.15.4
- 2.6.15.5
- 2.6.15.6
- 2.6.15.7
- 2.6.16
- 2.6.16.1
- 2.6.16.2
- 2.6.16.3
- 2.6.16.4
- 2.6.16.5
- 2.6.16.6
- 2.6.16.7
- 2.6.16.8
- 2.6.16.9
- 2.6.16.10
- 2.6.16.11
- 2.6.16.12
- 2.6.16.13
- 2.6.16.14
- 2.6.16.15
- 2.6.16.16
- 2.6.16.17
- 2.6.16.18
- 2.6.16.19
- 2.6.16.20
- 2.6.16.21
- 2.6.16.22
- 2.6.16.23
- 2.6.16.24
- 2.6.16.25
- 2.6.16.26
- 2.6.16.27
- 2.6.16.28
- 2.6.16.29
- 2.6.16.30
- 2.6.16.31
- 2.6.16.32
- 2.6.16.33
- 2.6.16.34
- 2.6.16.35
- 2.6.16.36
- 2.6.16.37
- 2.6.16.38
- 2.6.16.39
- 2.6.16.40
- 2.6.16.41
- 2.6.16.42
- 2.6.16.43
- 2.6.16.44
- 2.6.16.45
- 2.6.16.46
- 2.6.16.47
- 2.6.16.48
- 2.6.16.49
- 2.6.16.50
- 2.6.16.51
- 2.6.16.52
- 2.6.16.53
- 2.6.16.54
- 2.6.16.55
- 2.6.16.56
- 2.6.16.57
- 2.6.16.58
- 2.6.16.59
- 2.6.16.60
- 2.6.16.61
- 2.6.16.62
- 2.6.17
- 2.6.17.1
- 2.6.17.2
- 2.6.17.3
- 2.6.17.4
- 2.6.17.5
- 2.6.17.6
- 2.6.17.7
- 2.6.17.8
- 2.6.17.9
- 2.6.17.10
- 2.6.17.11
- 2.6.17.12
- 2.6.17.13
- 2.6.17.14
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18
- 2.6.18.1
- 2.6.18.2
- 2.6.18.3
- 2.6.18.4
- 2.6.18.5
- 2.6.18.6
- 2.6.18.7
- 2.6.18.8
- 2.6.19
- 2.6.19.1
- 2.6.19.2
- 2.6.19.3
- 2.6.19.4
- 2.6.19.5
- 2.6.19.6
- 2.6.19.7
- 2.6.20
- 2.6.20.1
- 2.6.20.2
- 2.6.20.3
- 2.6.20.4
- 2.6.20.5
- 2.6.20.6
- 2.6.20.7
- 2.6.20.8
- 2.6.20.9
- 2.6.20.10
- 2.6.20.11
- 2.6.20.12
- 2.6.20.13
- 2.6.20.14
- 2.6.20.15
- 2.6.20.16
- 2.6.20.17
- 2.6.20.18
- 2.6.20.19
- 2.6.20.20
- 2.6.20.21
- 2.6.21
- 2.6.21.1
- 2.6.21.2
- 2.6.21.3
- 2.6.21.4
- 2.6.21.5
- 2.6.21.6
- 2.6.21.7
- 2.6.22
- 2.6.22.1
- 2.6.22.2
- 2.6.22.3
- 2.6.22.4
- 2.6.22.5
- 2.6.22.6
- 2.6.22.7
- 2.6.22.8
- 2.6.22.9
- 2.6.22.10
- 2.6.22.11
- 2.6.22.12
- 2.6.22.13
- 2.6.22.14
- 2.6.22.15
- 2.6.22.16
- 2.6.22.17
- 2.6.22.18
- 2.6.22.19
- 2.6.22.20
- 2.6.22.21
- 2.6.22.22
- 2.6.22_rc1
- 2.6.22_rc7
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23
- 2.6.23.1
- 2.6.23.2
- 2.6.23.3
- 2.6.23.4
- 2.6.23.5
- 2.6.23.6
- 2.6.23.7
- 2.6.23.8
- 2.6.23.9
- 2.6.23.10
- 2.6.23.11
- 2.6.23.12
- 2.6.23.13
- 2.6.23.14
- 2.6.23.15
- 2.6.23.16
- 2.6.23.17
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24
- 2.6.24.1
- 2.6.24.2
- 2.6.24.3
- 2.6.24.4
- 2.6.24.5
- 2.6.24.6
- 2.6.24.7
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.13
- 2.6.25.14
- 2.6.25.15
- 2.6.25.16
- 2.6.25.17
- 2.6.25.18
- 2.6.25.19
- 2.6.25.20
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
- 2.6.26.4
- 2.6.26.5
- 2.6.26.6
- 2.6.26.7
- 2.6.26.8
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27.1
- 2.6.27.2
- 2.6.27.3
- 2.6.27.4
- 2.6.27.5
- 2.6.27.6
- 2.6.27.7
- 2.6.27.8
- 2.6.27.9
- 2.6.27.10
- 2.6.27.11
- 2.6.27.12
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28
- 2.6.28.1
- 2.6.28.2
- 2.6.28.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5, or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
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.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.37% 0.00367
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00367
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00367) | 28.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9be260a646bf76fa418ee519afa10196b3164681 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.5 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33758 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0605 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0605
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0605
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9be260a646bf76fa418ee519afa10196b3164681 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.5 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33758 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0605 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0605 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0605 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 17, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2009
Link CVE-2009-0605
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a