Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0065

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Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0065

Published: January 7, 2009 / Updated: June 5, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91218
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0065
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the sctp_sf_eat_fwd_tsn() and sctp_sf_eat_fwd_tsn_fast() functions in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package)
linux (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2009-0065

Install update from vendor's website.

linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.15-54.76
linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.22-16.62
linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-23.52, 2.6.27-11.31

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