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High
CVE-2009-2698
The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c...
Vulnerability Description
The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37298
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36430
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36510
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23073
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, ubuntu linux, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, fedora, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux workstation, vcenter server, esxi
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 10, 9, 4.0, 5.0, 4.8, 5.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 27th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.