4.9

CVE-2009-0322: canonical ubuntu_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
Published 28-01-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-0322 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Numeric Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6
DSA-1749-1DSA-1787-1DSA-1794-1RHSA-2009:0326RHSA-2009:0331RHSA-2009:0360

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

drivers/firmware/dell_rbu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.13, and 2.6.28.x before 2.6.28.2, allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a read system call that specifies zero bytes from the (1) image_type or (2) packet_size file in /sys/devices/platform/dell_rbu/.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 3 products

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