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CVE-2009-0605

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0605 describes a stack consumption vulnerability in the Linux kernel's do_page_fault function (versions prior to 2.6.28.5) affecting systems with registered Kprobes. This flaw allows local users to trigger a denial of service through memory corruption or potentially escalate privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.28.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.4.36.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.36.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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-2009-0605

CVE-2009-0605

References

git.kernel.org
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.5
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/33758
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-751-1