CyberRota Analysis
This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2009-1298
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.87%
Linux
Original NVD Description
The ip_frag_reasm function in net/ipv4/ip_fragment.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.32-rc8, and 2.6.29 and later versions before 2.6.32, calls IP_INC_STATS_BH with an incorrect argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and hang) via long IP packets, possibly related to the ip_defrag function.