CVE-2009-0935

5.5 mediumEPSS 0.3%

Medium (5.5) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The inotify_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6.27 to 2.6.27.13, 2.6.28 to 2.6.28.2, and 2.6.29-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a read with an invalid address to an inotify instance, which causes the device's event list mutex to be unlocked twice and prevents proper synchronization of a data structure for the inotify instance.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 19% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-667
Published: 2009-03-18
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

linux:linux_kernel

References

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123337123501681&w=2
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/06/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/18/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/19/2

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