# CVE-2009-1243: net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances, which allows local users t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

net/ipv4/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 performs an unlocking step in certain incorrect circumstances, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by reading zero bytes from the /proc/net/udp file and unspecified other files, related to the "udp seq_file infrastructure."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34478
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34329
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49595
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=30842f2989aacfaba3ccb39829b3417be9313dbe
- http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-proc-net-udp-8586
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924

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