MEDIUM
kernel: ax25 stack overflow
Published Oct 20, 2009
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Integer signedness error in the ax25_setsockopt function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the ax25 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a crafted optlen value in an SO_BINDTODEVICE operation.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 2.6.31.1
- 2.6.0
- 2.6.1
- 2.6.2
- 2.6.3
- 2.6.4
- 2.6.5
- 2.6.6
- 2.6.7
- 2.6.8
- 2.6.8.1
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- 2.6.10
- 2.6.11
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- 2.6.13
- 2.6.13.1
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- 2.6.14
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- 2.6.29.1
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- 2.6.30.1
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- 2.6.30.9
- 2.6.31
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or Red Hat Enterprise MRG, as the affected driver is not enabled in these kernels. The affected driver is available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, but only if the kernel-unsupported package is installed. Future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 may address this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.40% 0.00395
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00395
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00395) | 31.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (15)
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2909 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2909
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2909
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 20, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 20, 2009
Link CVE-2009-2909
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a