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CVE-2009-4538

Published: Jan 12, 2010 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.1 IMPORTANT
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4538
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2009-4537.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Linux_kernelLinux*2.6.32.3 (including)
MRG for RHEL-5RedHatkernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-146.el5rt*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatkernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.19.EL*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 Z StreamRedHatkernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.29.EL*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatkernel-0:2.6.18-164.10.1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Z StreamRedHatkernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.35.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3.Z - Server OnlyRedHatkernel-0:2.6.18-128.12.1.el5*
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for RHEL-5RedHatrhev-hypervisor-0:5.4-2.1.8.el5_4rhev2_1*
LinuxUbuntuhardy*
LinuxUbuntuintrepid*
LinuxUbuntujaunty*
LinuxUbuntukarmic*

References

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