CVE-2009-3001 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-3001

The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7...

Vulnerability Description

The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on an AF_LLC 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.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.31, 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04

Timeline

Official Publish: August 28th, 2009
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.