CVE-2009-3001
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD
The llc_ui_getname function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc7 and earlier does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to read the contents of some kernel memory locations by calling getsockname on an AF_LLC socket.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 1.0% (64th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-2986)
- Published
- August 28, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2986 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- canonical / ubuntu linux
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28e9fc592cb8c7a43e4d3147b38be6032a0e81bc
- http://jon.oberheide.org/files/llc-getsockname-leak.c(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37105(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9513(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/26/1(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36126(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1(Third Party Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=519305(Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52732(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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