CVE-2009-2698

The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain…

published August 27, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
7%
Percentile
94.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07121 · 94.2th percentile
Published
2009-08-27T17:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 17:00Z
    The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain…
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