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Critical
CVE-2009-4538
drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3...
Vulnerability Description
drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2009-4537.
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://secunia.com/advisories/38276
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023420
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55645
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=551214
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0111.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38296
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/28/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:066
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/29/2
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/31/1
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9702
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0020.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38031
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37523
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38610
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7016
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 4.0, 5.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 12th, 2010
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.