CVE-2009-3620

Name: CVE-2009-3620
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2009-10-22T16:00:00.577+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.43%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-3620 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.43%

34.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.31.1	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10	—
Redhat	Mrg Realtime	1.0	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Debuginfo	10	Sp2
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.0	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Desktop	10	Sp2
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	8	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	10	Sp2

References

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/892259Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7dc482dfeeeefcfd000d4271c4626937406756d7Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36707Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.31-git11.logBroken Link, Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/1Mailing List, Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/3Mailing List, Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36824Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529597Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6763Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9891Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.htmlMailing List, Release Notes
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/892259Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7dc482dfeeeefcfd000d4271c4626937406756d7Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36707Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.31-git11.logBroken Link, Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:088Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/1Mailing List, Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/3Mailing List, Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.htmlBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0882.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36824Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529597Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6763Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9891Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.htmlMailing List, Release Notes

Timeline

Published: Oct 22, 2009
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2009-3620?

How severe is CVE-2009-3620?

CVE-2009-3620 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST