7.1
HIGH
CVE-2009-4027
Linux Kernel mac80211 Race Condition Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a Delete Block ACK (aka DELBA) packet that triggers a certain state change in the absence of an aggregation session.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 2, 2009, 4:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-4027 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-4027.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=827d42c9ac91ddd728e4f4a31fefb906ef2ceff7
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201.gz Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0380.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37170
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541149
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11583
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=827d42c9ac91ddd728e4f4a31fefb906ef2ceff7
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201.gz Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0380.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37170
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541149
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11583

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-4027 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-4027 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=827d42c9ac91ddd728e4f4a31fefb906ef2ceff7
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/patch-v2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201.gz
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0380.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37170
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=541149
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11583
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-4026 CVE-2009-4027 kernel: mac80211: fix spurious delBA handling Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a Delete Block ACK (aka DELBA) packet that triggers a certain state change in the absence of an aggregation session.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0178 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0380 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4027 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8-next-20091201 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a Delete Block ACK (aka DELBA) packet that triggers a certain state change in the absence of an aggregation session. CVE-2009-4026 CVE-2009-4027 kernel: mac80211: fix spurious delBA handling
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=827d42c9ac91ddd728e4f4a31fefb906ef2ceff7 [Patch]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0178 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=827d42c9ac91ddd728e4f4a31fefb906ef2ceff7 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0380 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4027 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11583 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11583 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-4027 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-4027 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.33 }} 0.00%

score

0.91864

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability