01 Record
CVE-2009-3001
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel
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
- 1.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 63.0% 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
- 2009-08-28 15:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:07Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-08-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 86b3b0841f651cc1a6db73c3ac1173d295c4d031525a906ee1701e65a97cd817
05 Affected products
06 References
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e9fc592cb8c7a43e4d3147b38be6032a0e81bc
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090826 CVE request: kernel: AF_LLC getsockname 5-Byte Stack Disclosurehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-852-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305
- jon.oberheide.orghttp://jon.oberheide.org/files/llc-getsockname-leak.c
- www.exploit-db.com9513http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9513
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-afllcgetsockname-info-disc(52732)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52732
- www.securityfocus.com36126http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36126
- secunia.com37105http://secunia.com/advisories/37105