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CVE-2009-3288

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3288 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (versions 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8) in the sg_build_indirect function. This flaw, caused by an incorrect array access, can lead to a kernel OOPS and NULL pointer dereference. With a CVSS score of 4.9, it is considered a local vulnerability requiring direct access to the cdrom device, making its impact a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.28-rc1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux_kernel:2.6.28-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.31-rc2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.31-rc3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.31-rc4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.31-rc5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0044 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 3,048 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3288

CVE-2009-3288

References

lkml.org / lkml/2009/9/3/1
Exploit
lkml.org / lkml/2009/9/3/107
Exploit
secunia.com / advisories/37105
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/09/03/4
Exploit
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-852-1