CVE-2009-3621
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.2%
net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50
patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/
secunia.com/advisories/37086
secunia.com/advisories/37909
secunia.com/advisories/38017
secunia.com/advisories/38794
secunia.com/advisories/38834
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/4
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529626
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6895
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9921
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
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5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
14.2%