CVE-2009-4226 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in OpenSolaris kernel via a race condition in the IP module, leading to a system panic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4226?
CVE-2009-4226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sun Opensolaris, published on 8 Dec 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in the IP module in the kernel in Sun OpenSolaris snv_106 through snv_124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via unspecified vectors related to the (1) tcp_do_getsockname or (2) tcp_do_getpeername function.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4226?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Opensolaris.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4226?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-4226 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4226 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Opensolaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vqf5-cc9g-wm93.