What is CVE-2009-1389?

CVE-2009-1389 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2009-1389 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1389?

CVE-2009-1389 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-1389?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2009-1389 patch availability.

Is CVE-2009-1389 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-1389 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-2009-1389

High

Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver (drivers/net/r8169.c) in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel memory corruption and crash) via a long packet.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-06-16

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2009-1389 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

40 total

Lkml
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/8/194

Exploit
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/35265

Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fdd7b4c3302c93f6833e338903ea77245eb510b4
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-1389

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-06-16

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-1389?

CVE-2009-1389 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2009-1389 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-1389?

CVE-2009-1389 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-1389?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2009-1389 patch availability.
Is CVE-2009-1389 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2009-1389 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.