CVE-2009-2903 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the AppleTalk subsystem of the Linux kernel (versions 2.4.x up to 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x up to 2.6.31), affecting distributions like Canonical and SUSE. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by sending IP-DDP datagrams, leading to memory consumption when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is absent. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.1, it is a high-severity vulnerability with a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially causing system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.37.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.6.0, <= 2.6.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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