# CVE-2009-3613: The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-10-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The swiotlb functionality in the r8169 driver in drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IOMMU space exhaustion and system crash) by using jumbo frames for a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by a flood ping.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10209
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125561712529352&w=2
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7377
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97d477a914b146e7e6722ded21afa79886ae8ccd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529137
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.22
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a866bbf6aacf95f849810079442a20be118ce905
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36706
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9468
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33289

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