CVE-2009-1298
The ip_frag_reasm function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and 2.6.29 and later versions before 2.6.32, calls…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 3.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 9.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The ip_frag_reasm function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and 2.6.29 and later versions before 2.6.32, calls IP_INC_STATS_BH with an incorrect argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hang) via long IP packets, possibly related to the ip_defrag function.
Timeline
ID reserved
By canonical
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.9% · top 9.7% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References15
- http://twitter.com/spendergrsec/statuses/6339560349 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=bbf31bf18d34caa87dd01f08bf713635593697f2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2009:329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-869-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-12786 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0161 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20091216 rPSA-2009-0161-1 hwdata kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 37624 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2009-12825 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 60788 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544144 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38017 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.32 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-1296 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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