CVE-2009-3621

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: October 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529626
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6895
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9921
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529626
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6895
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

52 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

Affected Vendors

suse linux canonical fedoraproject vmware opensuse

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