Memory corruption in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-3280
Published: September 21, 2009 / Updated: August 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92656
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3280
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 memory corruption error within the cfg80211_bss_expire() function in net/wireless/scan.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-3280
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421