What is CVE-2009-3612?

CVE-2009-3612 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2009-3612 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3612?

CVE-2009-3612 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-3612?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2009-3612 patch availability.

Is CVE-2009-3612 actively exploited?

CVE-2009-3612 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2009-3612

Low

The tcf_fill_node function in net/sched/cls_api.c in the netlink subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.32-rc5, and 2.4.37.6 and earlier, does not initialize a certain tcm__pad2 structure member, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4881.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2009-10-19

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

2.1

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2009-3612 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

24 total

Patchwork
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/35412/

Patch Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=528868

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ad61df918c44316940404891d5082c63e79c256a
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2009-3612

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.1 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2009-10-19

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3612?

CVE-2009-3612 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2009-3612 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-3612?

CVE-2009-3612 has a CVSS score of 2.1 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-3612?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2009-3612 patch availability.
Is CVE-2009-3612 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2009-3612 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.