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CVE-2009-1389

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 …

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxKernel
Versions 2.6.24.7, 2.6.25.15
LinuxLinux Kernel
Versions 2.2.6, 2.6, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.2.27.13

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