VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-3620

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-10-22
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The ATI Rage 128 (aka r128) driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31-git11 does not properly verify Concurrent Command Engine (CCE) state initialization, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified ioctl calls.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
  • CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource

Primary references