Description
Integer signedness error in the ax25_setsockopt function in net/ax25/af_ax25.c in the ax25 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a crafted optlen value in an SO_BINDTODEVICE operation.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/896907Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b7058842c940ad2c08dd829b21e5c92ebe3b8758
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00007.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125494119617994&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37075Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37351
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36635
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528887
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-October/msg00483.html
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 20, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified