Linux Kernel Input Validation Flaw in Realtek r8169 Ethernet Driver Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023419 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023419
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-4537
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 8 2010
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.6.12, 2.6.30 and after
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Linux Kernel. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send data with a specially crafted 'RxMaxSize' frame size value to cause the target Realtek r8169 Ethernet driver to crash.
Fabian Yamaguchi reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target system to crash.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
A patch has been proposed:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126202972828626&w=2
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:57:44 +0000
Subject: Linux kernel
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CVE-2009-4537
Realtek r8169 Ethernet driver
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