High severity · published Oct 22, 2009
CVE-2009-3620
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…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.31.1 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
10; 10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10; 10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
8; 10; 10 · source: NVD
MR
Mrg Realtime · Redhat
1.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
11.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
6.06; 8.04; 8.10; 9.04; 9.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3620
Broken Link
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/892259
Broken Link
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7dc482dfeeeefcfd000d4271c4626937406756d7
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
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