{"cve":"CVE-2009-2903","nvd":{"published":"2009-09-15T22:30:00.297","modified":"2026-06-16T23:10:28.150","status":"Modified","description":"Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp\"N\" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-772"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ffcfb8db540ff879c2a85bf7e404954281443414","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","linux:linux_kernel","suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server","suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-2903","score":0.03848,"percentile":0.90136,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}