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CVE-2009-1298

Date: December 8, 2009

The ip_frag_reasm function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and 2.6.29 and later versions before 2.6.32, calls IP_INC_STATS_BH with an incorrect argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hang) via long IP packets, possibly related to the ip_defrag function.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (18)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/37624

Url: http://twitter.com/spendergrsec/statuses/6339560349

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544144

Url: http://www.osvdb.org/60788

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1298

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2009-1298

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00496.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38017

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508517/100/0/threaded

Url: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bbf31bf18d34caa87dd01f08bf713635593697f2

Url: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329

Url: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00453.html

Url: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32

Url: http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0161

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-1298

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2009-1298

Date: December 8, 2009

Language: C

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CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

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