CVE-2009-1265 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1265?

CVE-2009-1265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Integer overflow in rose_sendmsg (sys/net/af_rose.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, and other versions before 2.6.30-rc1, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a large length value, which causes "garbage" memory to be sent.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1265?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1265?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-1265 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1265 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-rh3m-xg83-7qmw.