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    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.

    Published:Oct 2, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 20, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.00044
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907
    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/37075
    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/896907
    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/37075
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Network
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    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High