CVE-2009-2903

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.77% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/11 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36379 third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36707 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522331 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ffcfb8db540ff879c2a85bf7e404954281443414
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/2 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-2903?
CVE-2009-2903 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-2903?
To fix CVE-2009-2903, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-2903 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-2903 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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