CVE-2009-1389

N/A Unknown
Published: June 16, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.

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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=fdd7b4c3302c93f6833e338903ea77245eb510b4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/8/194
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=123462461713724&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35265
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35566
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36045
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/36327
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37298
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX123453
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/10/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35281
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023507
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0219
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504726
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51051
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10415
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8108
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01048.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01094.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01193.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fdd7b4c3302c93f6833e338903ea77245eb510b4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/8/194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=123462461713724&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35265
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35566
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35847
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36045
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/36327
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37298
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX123453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:148
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/10/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1193.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35281
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=504726
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51051
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01048.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01094.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg01193.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

80 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
7.8%
92th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

linux

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