CVE catalog
CVE-2009-1046
linux-2.6.24 - several vulnerabilities
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.78% · Oct 25, 2026
The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which triggers an "off-by-two memory error." NOTE: it is not clear whether this issue crosses privilege boundaries. kernel: utf8 selection memory corruption This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-5~etchnhalf.1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.6 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8 | vulnerable |
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux-2.6.24 | deb | 4.0 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch1 | Not reported | DSA-1787-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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