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.
CVE-2009-3613
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EG Risk
- 0
- EPSS
- 95.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 19, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (38)
- secalert@redhathttp://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9468
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=97d477a914b146e7e6722ded21afa79886ae8ccd
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a866bbf6aacf95f849810079442a20be118ce905
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125561712529352&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38834
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.22
- secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1671.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36706
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=529137
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-3613(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(5)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.31-16-powerpc (2.6.31-16.52) @ karmic | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rhev-hypervisor-0:5.4-2.1.3.el5_4rhev2_1 | 2009-12-23 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.18.EL | 2009-12-15 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-137.el5rt | 2009-11-03 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-164.6.1.el5 | 2009-11-03 | 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-33289✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 28, 2009
Linux Kernel 2.6.x - '/drivers/net/r8169.c' Out-of-IOMMU Error Local Denial of Service
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