Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2009-0787

The ecryptfs_write_metadata_to_contents function in the eCryptfs functionality in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.9 uses an incorrect size when writing kernel memory to an eCryptfs file header, which triggers an out-of-bounds read and allows local users to obtain portions of kernel memory.

  • Published: Mar 25, 2009
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2009-0787
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.9
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.4 2.6.28.4.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.2 2.6.28.2.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.5 2.6.28.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.8 2.6.28.8.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.3 2.6.28.3.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.6 2.6.28.6.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.7 2.6.28.7.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28.1 2.6.28.1.x
linux / linux_kernel 2.6.28 2.6.28.x