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CVE-2009-0676

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.70%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-02-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-0676
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.70%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The sock_getsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via an SO_BSDCOMPAT getsockopt request.