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CVE-2009-2698
high
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.
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html
https://github.com/xiaoxiaoleo/CVE-2009-2698
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2009-2690
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
http://secunia.com/advisories/37298
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
http://secunia.com/advisories/36510
http://secunia.com/advisories/36430