PT-2009-5594 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Eugene Teo · Published 2009-09-21 · Updated 2020-08-06 · CVE-2009-3280

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.31.1-rc1

Description The issue is related to an integer signedness error in the find ie function in the cfg80211 subsystem. This error can be exploited by remote attackers using malformed packets, leading to a denial of service (soft lockup).

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.31.1-rc1, update to version 2.6.31.1-rc1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-3280

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 6

• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2 · Vendor Advisory
• http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3280 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/36421 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a · Note