CVE 2009-2903
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.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2009-2903 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #395973: Please update kernel to version 2.6.24-26.34 to fix several security vulnerabilities
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395973 | Please update kernel to version 2.6.24-26.34 to fix several security vulnerabilities | The Dell Mini Project | Undecided | Confirmed | ||
Bug #415632: apparmor not properly handling file deletion on NFS
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415632 | apparmor not properly handling file deletion on NFS | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #420423: Running karmic as virtual machine with virtio hard disk outputs I/O errors
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420423 | Running karmic as virtual machine with virtio hard disk outputs I/O errors | linux (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 420423 | Running karmic as virtual machine with virtio hard disk outputs I/O errors | linux (Fedora) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 420423 | Running karmic as virtual machine with virtio hard disk outputs I/O errors | qemu-kvm (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #427289: hardware clock not saved if board power is removed on babbage 2.5
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427289 | hardware clock not saved if board power is removed on babbage 2.5 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 427289 | hardware clock not saved if board power is removed on babbage 2.5 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #439282: does not power down the system properly
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439282 | does not power down the system properly | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 439282 | does not power down the system properly | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Karmic) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
Bug #444915: regression: statfs() takes a long time on VFAT without "usefree"
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444915 | regression: statfs() takes a long time on VFAT without "usefree" | devicekit-disks (Ubuntu) | High | Invalid | ||
| 444915 | regression: statfs() takes a long time on VFAT without "usefree" | linux (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 444915 | regression: statfs() takes a long time on VFAT without "usefree" | devicekit-disks (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Invalid | ||
| 444915 | regression: statfs() takes a long time on VFAT without "usefree" | linux (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #446140: regulator issues with 2.6.31 vs 2.6.28 with the same patchset
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446140 | regulator issues with 2.6.31 vs 2.6.28 with the same patchset | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 446140 | regulator issues with 2.6.31 vs 2.6.28 with the same patchset | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #449637: linux-libc-dev not built on armel anymore and seriously out of date
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449637 | linux-libc-dev not built on armel anymore and seriously out of date | linux (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 449637 | linux-libc-dev not built on armel anymore and seriously out of date | linux (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
Bug #450363: binfmt misc missing from config
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450363 | binfmt misc missing from config | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | High | Fix Released | ||
| 450363 | binfmt misc missing from config | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Karmic) | High | Fix Released | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
