CVE-2009-3280
Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.
- EPSS
- 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux:linux_kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421