CVE-2009-3080: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Array index error in the gdth_read_event function in drivers/scsi/gdth.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via a negative event index in an IOCTL request.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 6.06 only; version 8.04 only; version 8.10 only; version 9.04 only; version 9.10 only
• Debian Debian Linux: version 4.0 only
• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.31.6; version 2.6.32 only
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 11.1 only; version 11.2 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 5.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus: version 5.4 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 5.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Workstation: version 5.0 only
• Red Hat Fedora: version 10 only
• Red Hat Virtualization: version 5.0 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop: version 10 only
• Suse Linux Enterprise Server: version 10 only
• VMware Esx: version 3.5 only

Published 2009-11-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.