#VU92639 Resource management errors in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-3726
Published: November 9, 2009 / Updated: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92639
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3726
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to resource management errors error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/05/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36936
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529227
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.31/ChangeLog-2.6.31-rc4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/05/1
- http://www.spinics.net/linux/lists/linux-nfs/msg03357.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0474.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9734
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6636
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d953126a28f97ec965d23c69fd5795854c048f30