VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-2909
Integer signedness error in the ax25_setsockopt function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the ax25 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a crafted optlen value in an SO_BINDTODEVICE operation.
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer signedness error in the ax25_setsockopt function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the ax25 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a crafted optlen value in an SO_BINDTODEVICE operation.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.