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TI-2009-01869 Aliases CVE-2009-1961GHSA-53cw-7857-2j7g

The inode double locking code in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 before…

Priority LOW 22CWE-667Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The inode double locking code in fs/ocfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 before 2.6.30-rc3, 2.6.27 before 2.6.27.24, 2.6.29 before 2.6.29.4, and possibly other versions down to 2.6.19 allows local users to cause a denial of service (prevention of file creation and removal) via a series of splice system calls that trigger a deadlock between the generic_file_splice_write, splice_from_pipe, and ocfs2_file_splice_write functions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00589 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.19; 2.6.27 to before 2.6.27.24; 2.6.29 to before 2.6.29.4VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.30 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.30 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.06VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*8.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.3VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.19; 2.6.27 to before 2.6.27.24; 2.6.29 to before 2.6.29.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.30 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.30:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.30 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 8.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*11VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:11.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1157 Released 2009-07-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security and bug fix update
    • MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 Server kernel-rt-2.6.24.7-126.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-2.6.24.7-126.el5rt, kernel-rt-debug-devel-2.6.24.7-126.el5rt +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
MRG Realtime for RHEL 5 ServerFixed RHSA-2009:1157

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1961
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-53cw-7857-2j7g

References

Exploit 3

Patch 2

Advisory 7

Other 1

Sources

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