Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-4026. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a crafted Delete Block ACK (aka DELBA) packet, related to an erroneous "code shuffling patch."

The issue has been introduced in 12/25/2008. The weakness was presented 12/02/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 342 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 46282 (RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0178)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165244 (SUSE Security Update for Kernel (SUSE-SA:2010:001)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (46282), SecurityFocus (BID 37170†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24266†). See VDB-51129, VDB-51127, VDB-51068 and VDB-50979 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 46282
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0178)
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OpenVAS ID: 870251
OpenVAS Name: RedHat Update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 kernel RHSA-2010:0178-02
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03/18/2015 +1932 days 🔍
08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: kernel.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50978

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SecurityFocus: 37170 - Linux Kernel 'net/mac80211/' Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24266 - Linux Kernel < 2.6.32-rc8 'net/mac80211/\x27 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 10:04
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (58), 02/17/2017 12:27 (11), 08/28/2021 10:00 (4), 08/28/2021 10:04 (1)
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