CVE-2009-1298

N/A Unknown
Published: December 08, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The ip_frag_reasm function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and 2.6.29 and later versions before 2.6.32, calls IP_INC_STATS_BH with an incorrect argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hang) via long IP packets, possibly related to the ip_defrag function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bbf31bf18d34caa87dd01f08bf713635593697f2
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37624
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://twitter.com/spendergrsec/statuses/6339560349
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0161
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.osvdb.org/60788
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508517/100/0/threaded
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544144
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00453.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00496.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bbf31bf18d34caa87dd01f08bf713635593697f2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37624
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://twitter.com/spendergrsec/statuses/6339560349
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/60788
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/508517/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00453.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00496.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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