What is CVE-2009-1265?

CVE-2009-1265 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10. CVE-2009-1265 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1265?

CVE-2009-1265 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-1265?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-1265. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2009-1265 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1265 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2009-1265

Medium

Integer overflow in rose_sendmsg (sys/net/af_rose.c) in the Linux kernel 2.6.24.4, and other versions before 2.6.30-rc1, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a large length value, which causes "garbage" memory to be sent.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-04-08

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2009-1265 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2009-1265 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10423

Exploit
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/53571
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/53630
Osvdb
http://osvdb.org/53631
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35011

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394

Vendor Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656

Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:119
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:135
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/08/2
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34654
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=83e0bbcbe2145f160fbaa109b0439dae7f4a38a9
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-1265

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-04-08

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1265?

CVE-2009-1265 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 . CVE-2009-1265 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1265?

CVE-2009-1265 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-1265?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2009-1265. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2009-1265 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2009-1265 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.