CVE-2009-2698

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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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/23073

http://secunia.com/advisories/36430

http://secunia.com/advisories/36510

http://secunia.com/advisories/37105

http://secunia.com/advisories/37298

http://secunia.com/advisories/37471

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514

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%3A9142

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2009-08-27

Updated: 2019-09-05

Type: CWE-476

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

OR

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

OR

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tenable Plugins

View all (24 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
89117VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2009-0016) (remote check)NessusMisc.
critical
79465OracleVM 2.1 : kernel (OVMSA-2009-0023)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
high
67917Oracle Linux 3 : kernel (ELSA-2009-1233)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
67915Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2009-1223)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
67914Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2009-1222)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
63899RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1469)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
63896RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1457)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
60648Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL3.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
60646Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
59139SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6460)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
47150VMSA-2010-0010 : ESX 3.5 third-party update for Service Console kernelNessusVMware ESX Local Security Checks
high
44737Debian DSA-1872-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service/privilege escalation/information leakNessusDebian Local Security Checks
high
43777CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2009:1222)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
42870VMSA-2009-0016 : VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issues in third party components.NessusVMware ESX Local Security Checks
medium
42209Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-852-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
41541SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6453)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
41322SuSE9 Security Update : Linux kernel (YOU Patch Number 12487)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
40808CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2009:1233)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
40795RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1233)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
40766RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1223)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
40765RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1222)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
40753CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2009:1223)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
801474CentOS RHSA-2009-1233 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high
801473CentOS RHSA-2009-1223 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high