CVE-2009-2903

High

Description

Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 15, 2009
First seenSep 15, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.4.37.6, 2.6.0 ≤ v ≤ 2.6.31—
suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo10—
suse linux_enterprise_desktop10—
suse linux_enterprise_server9, 10—
suse linux_enterprise_software_development_kit10—
canonical ubuntu_linux6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04—

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