CVE-2009-4138

kernel: firewire: ohci: handle receive packets with a data length of zero

Published Dec 16, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
drivers/firewire/ohci.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git9, when packet-per-buffer mode is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via an unspecified ioctl associated with receiving an ISO packet that contains zero in the payload-length field.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-4108 drivers/firewire/ohci.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git9, when packet-per-buffer mode is used, allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unknown other impact via an unspecified ioctl associated with receiving an ISO packet that contains zero in the payload-length field.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-894-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:54 AM
Reserved
Dec 1, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 16, 2009, 7:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:13 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 11, 2009, 12:00 AM