CVE-2009-0798

acpid: too many open files DoS

Published Apr 24, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1786-1 New acpid packages fix denial of service
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-0796 ACPI Event Daemon (acpid) before 1.0.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and connectivity loss) by opening a large number of UNIX sockets without closing them, which triggers an infinite loop.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-766-1 acpid vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:48 AM
Reserved
Mar 4, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2009, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:05 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 21, 2009, 12:00 AM