CVE-2009-2698

Linux Kernel < 2.6.19 (Debian 4) - 'udp_sendmsg' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.

La función udp_sendmsg en la implementación UDP en los archivos (1) net/ipv4/udp.c y (2) net/ipv6/udp.c en el kernel de Linux anterior a versión 2.6.19, permite a los usuarios locales obtener privilegios o causar una denegación de servicio (Desreferencia de puntero NULL y bloqueo de sistema) por medio de vectores que involucran el flag MSG_MORE y un socket UDP.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-08-05 CVE Reserved
2009-08-24 CVE Published
2009-08-31 First Exploit
2024-08-03 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

CAPEC

References (30)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46	Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/512019/100/0/threaded	Broken Link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022761	Broken Link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html	Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11514	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8557	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9142	Broken Link

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9575	2009-09-02
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9574	2009-09-02
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9542	2009-08-31
https://github.com/xiaoxiaoleo/CVE-2009-2698	2018-02-16
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36108	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html	2023-12-28
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html	2023-12-28
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html	2023-12-28
http://secunia.com/advisories/23073	2023-12-28
http://secunia.com/advisories/36430	2023-12-28
http://secunia.com/advisories/36510	2023-12-28
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105	2023-12-28
http://secunia.com/advisories/37298	2023-12-28
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471	2023-12-28
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19	2023-12-28
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051	2023-12-28
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html	2023-12-28
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1	2023-12-28
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518034	2009-09-30
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2698	2009-09-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 2.6.19 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 2.6.19"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				6.06 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				8.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				9.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.04"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				9 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "9"		-		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server"				10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10"		sp2		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				10 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "10"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				4.8 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "4.8"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				5.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "5.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				5.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "5.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				4.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Vcenter Server Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Vcenter Server" and version "4.0"		-		Affected
Vmware Search vendor "Vmware"		Esxi Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi"				4.0 Search vendor "Vmware" for product "Esxi" and version "4.0"		-		Affected