CVE-2009-3613

kernel: flood ping cause out-of-iommu error and panic when mtu larger than 1500

Published Oct 19, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 12.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IOMMU space exhaustion and system crash) by using jumbo frames for a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by a flood ping.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1915-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1928-1 New Linux 2.6.24 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3594 The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IOMMU space exhaustion and system crash) by using jumbo frames for a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by a flood ping.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-864-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:31 AM
Reserved
Oct 9, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2009, 8:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:12 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 28, 2007, 12:00 AM