01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
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
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.4% 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-10-20 17:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:07Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-20
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c52334ba99b651b602044077f0d6d44242bd428fea76cafbb47c7d9a92161808
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-864-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- secunia.com37351http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- secunia.com37075http://secunia.com/advisories/37075
- marc.info[oss-security] 20091007 More kernel CVE info (CVE-2009-2909)http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:056http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- article.gmane.org[linux-kernel] 20091002 [071/136] net ax25: Fix signed comparison in the sockopt handlerhttp://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907
- www.securityfocus.com36635http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-10525https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:054http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html