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CVE-2009-2698

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 7.12%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-08-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-2698
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
7.12%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.