CVE-2009-0778

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

4.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

The NVD has published no score for this record

NVD CVSS vector

No NVD score to derive

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2009-03-12 15:00Z17 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 04:48Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2009-03-03

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

eeb75ca1375f9582823bacb1555f582753a5807ad1fd0a8942d8cd0810195c00

• www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0326http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• secunia.com37471http://secunia.com/advisories/37471third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7c0ecc4c4f8fd90988aab8a95297b9c0038b6160x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
• secunia.com33758http://secunia.com/advisories/33758third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10215https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10215vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• www.securityfocus.com20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party componentshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:7867https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7867vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25x_refsource_CONFIRM
• openwall.com[oss-security] 20090311 CVE-2009-0778 kernel: rt_cache leakhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/11/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securitytracker.com1021958http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021958vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-rtcache-dos(49199)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49199vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=485163x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.vupen.comADV-2009-3316http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• www.securityfocus.com34084http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34084vdb-entryx_refsource_BID