What is CVE-2009-0605?

CVE-2009-0605 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2009-0605 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0605?

CVE-2009-0605 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-0605?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-0605. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2009-0605 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-0605 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2009-0605

Medium

Stack consumption vulnerability in the do_page_fault function in arch/x86/mm/fault.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors that trigger page faults on a machine that has a registered Kprobes probe.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-02-17

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2009-0605 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2009-0605 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.5

Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9be260a646bf76fa418ee519afa10196b3164681
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33758
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-0605

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-02-17

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0605?

CVE-2009-0605 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2009-0605 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-0605?

CVE-2009-0605 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-0605?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-0605. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2009-0605 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2009-0605 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →