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CVE-2009-3228

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-10-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-3228
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.40%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The tc_fill_tclass function in net/sched/sch_api.c in the tc subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x before 2.6.31-rc9 does not initialize certain (1) tcm__pad1 and (2) tcm__pad2 structure members, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.