CVE-2009-3613
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2009-3613 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1671 | 2009-12-15 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2009:1548 | 2009-11-03 |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2009:1540 | 2009-11-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor 5 (rhev-hypervisor) | RHSA-2009:1692 | 2009-12-23 |
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