Is CVE-2009-3280 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3280 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3280?

CVE-2009-3280 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-3280

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.2%EU EUVD

Integer signedness error in the find_ie function in net/wireless/scan.c in the cfg80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1-rc1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via malformed packets.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.2% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-3263)
Published: September 21, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3263 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fcc6cb0c13555e78c2d47257b6d1b5e59b0c419a
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/45106/(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/stable-review/patch-2.6.31.1-rc1.bz2(Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/16/2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36421(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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