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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2009-3613 EUVD-2009-3594GHSA-mvgw-4hv5-4j3h

The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause …

Published Oct 19, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IOMMU space exhaustion and system crash) by using jumbo frames for a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by a flood ping.

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 ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 5.0 linux-2.6 2.6.26-19lenny1 DSA-1915-1
Debian 4.0 linux-2.6.24 2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.9etch1 DSA-1928-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 5 kernel +12 2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 RHSA-2009:1548
RHEL 5 rhev-hypervisor +1 5.4-2.1.3.el5_4rhev2_1 RHSA-2009:1692
RHEL 4 kernel +10 2.6.9-89.0.18.EL RHSA-2009:1671
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat MRG 1 kernel-rt +9 2.6.24.7-137.el5rt RHSA-2009:1540

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 6

References