NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-1360
Published: April 22, 2009 / Updated: March 19, 2012
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91019
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-1360
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-1360
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=3f53a38131a4e7a053c0aa060aba0411242fb6b9
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35387
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34602
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/linux-kernel-net_ns-ipv6-null-pointer-dereference/