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CVE-2009-4272

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-4272 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, specifically affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Remote attackers can trigger a system deadlock by sending crafted packets that overload the IPv4 routing hash table. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.6.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:virtualization:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1105 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for RHEL-5Fixed in: rhev-hypervisor-0:5.4-2.1.8.el5_4rhev2_1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-4272Important

kernel: emergency route cache flushing leads to node deadlock

Jan 19, 2010

References

git.kernel.org
Broken Link
git.kernel.org
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue Tracking
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/55808
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11167
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7026
Broken Link
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Vendor Advisory
support.avaya.com / css/P8/documents/100073666
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/1
Mailing List
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/6
Mailing List