CVE-2009-3621

kernel: AF_UNIX: Fix deadlock on connecting to shutdown socket

Published Oct 22, 2009 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1927-1 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
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1929-1 New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3602 net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) by creating an abstract-namespace AF_UNIX listening socket, performing a shutdown operation on this socket, and then performing a series of connect operations to this socket.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-864-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
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http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=77238f2b942b38ab4e7f3aced44084493e4a8675 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/10/19/50 cve-icon cve-icon
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/54678/ cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37086 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1670.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529626 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3621 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6895 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9921 cve-icon cve-icon
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3621 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html cve-icon cve-icon
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