Description
Integer overflow in rose_sendmsg (sys/net/af_rose.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, and other versions before 2.6.30-rc1, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a large length value, which causes "garbage" memory to be sent.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 5.0 | linux-2.6 | 2.6.26-15lenny2 | DSA-1800-1 |
| Debian 5.0 | user-mode-linux | 2.6.26-1um-2+15lenny2 | DSA-1800-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | fai-kernels | 1.17+etch.24etch2 | DSA-1794-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | linux-2.6 | 2.6.18.dfsg.1-24etch2 | DSA-1794-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | linux-2.6.24 | 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.8etch1 | DSA-1787-1 |
| Debian 4.0 | user-mode-linux | 2.6.18-1um-2etch.24etch2 | DSA-1794-1 |
Advisories 3
- DSA-1787-1 linux-2.6.24 - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1794-1 linux-2.6 - multiple vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-1800-1 linux-2.6 user-mode-linux - several vulnerabilities Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 35390 third-party-advisory
- MDVSA-2009:135 vendor-advisory
- 53630 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2009:028 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2009:032 vendor-advisory
- 35656 third-party-advisory
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10423
- DSA-1794 vendor-advisory
- 53571 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SA:2009:030 vendor-advisory
- 35185 third-party-advisory
- 35011 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=83e0bbcbe2145f160fbaa109b0439dae7f4a38a9
- 34654 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20090408 CVE-2009-1265 kernel: af_rose/x25: Sanity check the maximum user frame size mailing-list
- SUSE-SA:2009:031 vendor-advisory
- USN-793-1 vendor-advisory
- 53631 vdb-entry
- 34981 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1800 vendor-advisory
- 35387 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1787 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2009:119 vendor-advisory
- 35121 third-party-advisory
- 35394 third-party-advisory