Description
Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-1915-1 | New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
Debian DSA |
DSA-1928-1 | New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
EUVD |
EUVD-2009-2891 | Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-852-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.216Z
Reserved: 2009-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2009-2903
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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-09-15T22:30:00.297
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2009-2903
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN