CVE-2009-3280

Linux Kernel < 2.6.31 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.

References (5)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/

[Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421

Scores

EPSS 0.0163

EPSS Percentile 81.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.31

Timeline

Published Sep 21, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026