Description
Integer signedness error in the ax25_setsockopt function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the ax25 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a crafted optlen value in an SO_BINDTODEVICE operation.
Published: 2009-10-20
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1915-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1928-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1929-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2897 Integer signedness error in the ax25_setsockopt function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the ax25 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a crafted optlen value in an SO_BINDTODEVICE operation.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-864-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:07:37.191Z

Reserved: 2009-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-2909

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-20T17:30:00.843

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-2909

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-2909 - Bugzilla

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