CVE-2009-2698

NameCVE-2009-2698
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1872-1

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
fai-kernelssourceetch1.17+etch.24etch4DSA-1872-1
linux-2.6sourceetch2.6.18.dfsg.1-24etch4DSA-1872-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.19-1high
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)
user-mode-linuxsourceetch2.6.18-1um-2etch.24etch4DSA-1872-1

Notes

- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (Fixed before initial upload, 2.6.19)

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