CVE-2009-1360 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2009-1360?

CVE-2009-1360 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The __inet6_check_established function in net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29, when Network Namespace Support (aka NET_NS) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving IPv6 packets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1360?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2009-1360?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1360 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2009-1360 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1360 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-v875-4c79-h283.