CVE-2009-2698

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.

🔗 References (52)

• cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e0c14f49d6b393179f423abbac47f85618d3d46
• cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-08/msg00008.html
• cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1222.html
• cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1223.html
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/23073
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36430
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/36510
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37105
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37298
• cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/37471
• cve@mitrehttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100067254
• cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.19
• cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
• cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/25/1
• cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1233.html