Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 15, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-2903
CVE-2009-2903
Description
Memory leak in the appletalk subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.4.x through 2.4.37.6 and 2.6.x through 2.6.31, when the appletalk and ipddp modules are loaded but the ipddp"N" device is not found, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via IP-DDP datagrams.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:10:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
15- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/36707nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/37105nvdThird Party Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/37909nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/14/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/17/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36379nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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