NVD

CVE-2009-2698 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

Description

The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/14/2009)

This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 to correct this issue are available: https://rhn.redhat.com/cve/CVE-2009-2698.html

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46	Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46	Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23073	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23073	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36430	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36430	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36510	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36510	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37298	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37298	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19	Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1	Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1	Mailing List
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108	Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108	Broken Link Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316	Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142	Broken Link Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:05:32 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46
Added	Reference	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html
Added	Reference	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html
Added	Reference	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/23073
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/36430
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/36510
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/37298
Added	Reference	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Added	Reference	http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19
Added	Reference	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
Added	Reference	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1
Added	Reference	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Added	Reference	http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Added	Reference	http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557
Added	Reference	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/28/2023 10:22:01 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vcenter_server:4.0:-::::::* cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esxi:4.0:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:::::::
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 597 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:4.8::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.3::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:5.3::::::: *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_wo
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46 No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html Vendor Advisory	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html Vendor Advisory	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/23073 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/23073 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/36430 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/36430 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/36510 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/36510 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/37298 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/37298 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Vendor Advisory	http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19 Vendor Advisory	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 Third Party Advisory	http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html Third Party Advisory	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108 Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry	http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514 Third Party Advisory	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557 Third Party Advisory	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142 Third Party Advisory	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/05/2019 11:45:46 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 9/18/2017 9:29:17 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11514 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8557 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9142 [No Types Assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2698
NVD Published Date:
08/27/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2009-2698 Detail

Description

Metrics

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/14/2009)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:05:32 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 10:08:57 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 12/28/2023 10:22:01 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 11/06/2023 9:04:12 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 9/05/2019 11:45:46 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 10/10/2018 3:41:55 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 9/18/2017 9:29:17 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 8/28/2009 8:18:00 AM

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