CVE-2009-3288

Exp

The sg_build_indirect function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in Linux kernel 2.6.28-rc1 through 2.6.31-rc8 uses an incorrect variable when accessing an array, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS and NULL pointer dereference), as demonstrated by using xcdroast to duplicate a CD. NOTE: this is only exploitable by users who can open the cdrom device.

Published: 2009-09-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3288 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3288

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3288

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.44% +0.36%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.07% +0.03%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3288

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3288

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-3288

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3288
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-3288 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (linux, linux-source-2.6.15), 10 status rows across 5 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): DNE 4, not-affected 4, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3288

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2009-3288

  • Red Hat (2009-09-22T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG. This issue was introduced by upstream commit 10db10d1, and only affected kernels version 2.6.28-rc1 and later.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kernel linux_kernel 2.6.28-rc1 cpe:2.3:a:kernel:linux_kernel:2.6.28-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc8 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc9 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel 2.6.31-rc10 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.31-rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3288

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