{"cvss":0.0,"datePublished":"2026-02-09T00:00:00Z","dateUpdated":"2026-02-09T00:00:00Z","description":"The udp_sendmsg function in the UDP implementation in (1) net/ipv4/udp.c and (2) net/ipv6/udp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.19 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via vectors involving the MSG_MORE flag and a UDP socket.","dueDate":"","id":"CVE-2009-2698","kev_catalogs":["vulncheck"],"knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","product":"Kernel","requiredAction":"Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.","severity":"HIGH","source":"vulncheck_kev","title":"Linux Kernel NULL Pointer Dereference","vendor":"Linux"}