01 Record
CVE-2009-1243
net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by reading zero bytes
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by reading zero bytes
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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
- 0.26% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 18.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-04-06 14:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-04-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-667Improper LockingClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3423926ee36559439aac9f8d819994e63110cebfea8549aa90f873a0ea2bbaa8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1
- secunia.com34478http://secunia.com/advisories/34478
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20090401 CVE request: kernel: udp: Wrong locking code in udp seq_file infrastructurehttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4
- www.securityfocus.com34329http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-procnetudp-dos(49595)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30842f2989aacfaba3ccb39829b3417be9313dbe
- vigilance.frhttp://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-proc-net-udp-8586
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0924http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924