CVE-2009-1243

net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by reading zero bytes from the /proc/net/udp file and unspecified other files, related to the "udp seq_file infrastructure."
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30842f2989aacfaba3ccb39829b3417be9313dbe Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-proc-net-udp-8586 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30842f2989aacfaba3ccb39829b3417be9313dbe Broken Link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-proc-net-udp-8586 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329 Broken Link Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2009-04-06 14:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30


NVD link : CVE-2009-1243

Mitre link : CVE-2009-1243

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-1243


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-667

Improper Locking