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7.2	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.16.59 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IOMMU space exhaustion and system crash) by using jumbo frames for a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by a flood ping.

The issue has been introduced in 03/20/2006. The weakness was published 10/19/2009 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-3613. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1309 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67067 (CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2009:1541)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118072 (VMware ESX Service Console Third Party Updates (VMSA-2010-0009)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (67067). Similar entries are available at 2766, 40214, 50526 and 50147.

Productinfo

Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 2.6.16.59

License

• open-source

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67067
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2009:1541)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 66098
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1915-1 (linux-2.6)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

03/20/2006 🔍
08/28/2008 +892 days 🔍
08/28/2008 +0 days 🔍
10/09/2009 +406 days 🔍
10/19/2009 +10 days 🔍
10/19/2009 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2009 +21 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1955 days 🔍
08/24/2021 +2351 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-3613 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

Vulnerability Center: 23952 - Linux Kernel < 2.6.27.22 r8169 Driver Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via Ping Flood Attack, High
SecurityFocus: 36706 - Linux Kernel '/drivers/net/r8169.c' Out-of-IOMMU Error Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 07:18
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/16/2017 10:14 (10), 08/24/2021 07:11 (4), 08/24/2021 07:18 (1)
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