Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2009-3621 |
CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Linux kernel Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | Linux Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU92646
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3621
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource exhaustion error. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsLinux kernel: All versions
CPE2.3http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529626
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/4
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9921
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6895
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.