VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-1389
Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.47%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.47% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/kernel · linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fdd7b4c3302c93f6833e338903ea77245eb510b4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/8/194Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=123462461713724&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35265Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35566
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36045
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36327
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37298
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX123453
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/10/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35281
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023507
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.