Buffer overflow in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (sctp) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28-git8 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an FWD-TSN (aka FORWARD-TSN) chunk with a large stream ID.
CVE-2009-0065
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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- CVSS v3
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- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0EG Risk 0/100
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- EPSS
- 96.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 7, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (72)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9fcb95a105758b81ef0131cd18e2db5149f13e95
- cve@mitrehttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01832118
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00003.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- cve@mitrehttp://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/15024/
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0264.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33674
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33854
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/33858
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34252
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34762
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/34981
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-0065(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2009:1055Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2009:0331Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2009:0264Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2009:0053Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.15-54-hppa64-smp (2.6.15-54.76) @ dapper | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.24-23-generic (2.6.24-23.52) @ hardy | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.26.el5 | 2009-05-20 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.17.EL | 2009-03-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.1.el5 | 2009-02-10 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-101.el5rt | 2009-02-04 | redhat |
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-8556✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 28, 2009
Linux Kernel 2.6.20/2.6.24/2.6.27_7-10 (Ubuntu 7.04/8.04/8.10 / Fedora Core 10 / OpenSuse 11.1) - SCTP FWD Memory Corruption Remote Overflow
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