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CVE-2009-3620

Published: Oct 22, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-476
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476CWE-908

Affected Products

suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise debuginfoOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise desktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka redhat, red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mrg realtimeOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Impact
Initial Access
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/19/3
openwall.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36824
securityfocus.com
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