CVE-2009-1389 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via kernel memory corruption in the RTL8169 NIC driver by sending a long packet.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1389?
CVE-2009-1389 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1389?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Linux Kernel, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1389?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2009-1389 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1389 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3p7-2p6v-2v85.