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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-4538

CVE-2009-4538

Description

drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c in the e1000e driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier does not properly check the size of an Ethernet frame that exceeds the MTU, which allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted packets, a related issue to CVE-2009-4537.

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  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.32.3
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.6.32.3

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