CVE-2009-4272
What it is
A certain Red Hat patch for net/ipv4/route.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via crafted packets that force collisions in the IPv4 routing hash table, and trigger a routing "emergency" in which a hash chain is too long. NOTE: this is related to an issue in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31, when the kernel routing cache is disabled, involving an uninitialized pointer and a panic.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 11.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 11.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 11.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-667
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel 2.6.18
- Redhat Virtualization 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 5.4
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=73e42897e8e5619eacb787d2ce69be12f47cfc21
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b6280b47a7a42970d098a3059f4ebe7e55e90d8d
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545411
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55808
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11167
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7026
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=73e42897e8e5619eacb787d2ce69be12f47cfc21
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b6280b47a7a42970d098a3059f4ebe7e55e90d8d
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=545411
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55808
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11167
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7026
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html