CVE-2009-4538
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CVE-2009-4538 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2009-4537.. EPSS estimates a 8.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2009-4537.
Metrics
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 2.6.32.3 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 5.0 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38031Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38276Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38296Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38610Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023420Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:066Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0111.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37523Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=551214Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55645Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38031Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38276Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38296Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38610Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38779Third Party Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023420Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:066Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/28/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/29/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0041.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0053.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0111.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37523Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=551214Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55645Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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