CVE-2009-1360

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-04-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The __inet6_check_established function in net/ipv6/inet6_hashtables.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29, when Network Namespace Support (aka NET_NS) is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving IPv6 packets.

Affected products

Linux kernel: through 2.6.28.9; 2.2.27, 2.4.36, 2.4.36.1, 2.4.36.2, 2.4.36.3, 2.4.36.4 (+309)

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3f53a38131a4e7a053c0aa060aba0411242fb6b9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34602
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/linux-kernel-net_ns-ipv6-null-pointer-dereference/
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3f53a38131a4e7a053c0aa060aba0411242fb6b9
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387

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