CVE-2009-3620

Description

The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/3 mailing list patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36824 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9891 vdb entry signature broken link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529597 issue tracking
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html mailing list broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36707 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198 vendor advisory broken link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/892259 mailing list broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088 vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.31-git11.log patch broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6763 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/1 mailing list patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 third party advisory broken link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7dc482dfeeeefcfd000d4271c4626937406756d7 broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html mailing list vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html mailing list release notes vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3620?
CVE-2009-3620 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3620?
To fix CVE-2009-3620, 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-2009-3620 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3620 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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