Buffer overflow in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-git8 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an FWD-TSN (aka FORWARD-TSN) chunk with a large stream ID.
CVE-2009-0065
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 10.0 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 16.7% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Public exploit code is available (Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, public exploit)
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 10.0HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 10.0HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 76EG Risk 76/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity100% × 45%Exploitation65% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 17%
- EPSS %ILE
- 96th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
January 7, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (72)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9fcb95a105758b81ef0131cd18e2db5149f13e95
- cve@mitrehttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01832118
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/15024/
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33674
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33854
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33858
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34252
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34762
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-0065(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2009:1055Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2009:0331Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2009:0264Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2009:0053Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.15-54-hppa64-smp (2.6.15-54.76) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.24-23-generic (2.6.24-23.52) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.26.el5 | 2009-05-20 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.17.EL | 2009-03-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 | 2009-02-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt | 2009-02-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:4.0(4)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| fai-kernels | 1.17 ... 1.17etch1 (27 versions) |
| — |
| linux-2.6 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12 ... 2.6.18.dfsg.1-24etch1 (33 versions) |
| — |
| linux-2.6.24 | 2.6.24-5~etchnhalf.1 ... 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8 (9 versions) |
| — |
| user-mode-linux | 2.6.18-1um-2 ... 2.6.18-1um-2etch4 (25 versions) |
| — |
Debian:5.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | 2.6.26-13, 2.6.26-13lenny2~bpo40+1 |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-8556✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 28, 2009
Linux Kernel 2.6.20/2.6.24/2.6.27_7-10 (Ubuntu 7.04/8.04/8.10 / Fedora Core 10 / OpenSuse 11.1) - SCTP FWD Memory Corruption Remote Overflow
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