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CVE-2009-1360

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1360 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.29 when Network Namespace Support is enabled. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash by sending specially crafted IPv6 packets. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity, with a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.28.9CPE 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

7.1HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0319 is in the 46th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1360

CVE-2009-1360

References

git.kernel.org
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/35387
secunia.com / advisories/35656
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29
PatchVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/34602
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-793-1
xorl.wordpress.com / 2009/04/21/linux-kernel-net_ns-ipv6-null-pointer-dereference
Exploit