CVE-2009-1243

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 2.6.29.1 - Denial of Service via /proc/net/udp Read

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 from the /proc/net/udp file and unspecified other files, related to the "udp seq_file infrastructure."

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34478
Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4
Broken Link, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0027
EPSS Percentile 18.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-667
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.29.1
Published Apr 06, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026