drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a crafted payload. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2009-1385.
CVE-2009-4536
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 91.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 12, 2010
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (76)
- cve@mitrehttp://blog.c22.cc/2009/12/27/26c3-cat-procsysnetipv4fuckups/
- cve@mitrehttp://events.ccc.de/congress/2009/Fahrplan/events/3596.en.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035159.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00008.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
- cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?t=126203102000001&r=1&w=2
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/35265
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/38031
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/38276
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/38296
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/38492
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2009-4536(8)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2010:0882Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2010:0111Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2010:0095Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: rhev-hypervisor security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2010:0079Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2010:0041Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2010:0053Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2010:0020Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
- RHSA-2010:0019Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.31-19-ia64 (2.6.31-19.56) @ karmic | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.4.21-66.EL | 2010-11-12 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.9-78.0.29.EL | 2010-02-16 | redhat |
| redhat | rhev-hypervisor-0:5.4-2.1.8.el5_4rhev2_1 | 2010-02-09 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-92.1.35.el5 | 2010-02-02 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-146.el5rt | 2010-01-21 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-128.12.1.el5 | 2010-01-20 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.19.EL | 2010-01-08 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.18-164.10.1.el5 | 2010-01-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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