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CVE-2009-1961

CVE-2009-1961 PUBLISHED

Reported by mitre · Published June 6, 2009

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.

Affected products

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linuxlinux_kernel

Timeline

  • Jun 6, 2009 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Apr 8, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
  • Apr 8, 2026 Security Advisory (5 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jun 16, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Nov 4, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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