NULL pointer dereference in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-3620
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: 0.004 (34.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 10
- Opensuse — versions 11.0
- Redhat Mrg_realtime — versions 1.0
- Suse Linux_enterprise_debuginfo — versions 10
- Suse Linux_enterprise_desktop — versions 10
- Suse Linux_enterprise_server — versions 8, 10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3620?
- CVE-2009-3620 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2009-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2009-3620?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.