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The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function

Published Jun 4, 2009

Description

The pci_register_iommu_region function in arch/sparc/kernel/pci_common.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 on the sparc64 platform allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by reading the /proc/iomem file, related to uninitialized pointers and the request_resource function.

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Red Hat statement

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Red Hat does not provide support for the Linux kernel on the SPARC64 architecture.

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 4, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 4, 2009
Link CVE-2009-1914
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2009-1914
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2009-1914