Is CVE-2009-3620 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2009-3620 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2009-3620?

CVE-2009-3620 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2009-3620?

CVE-2009-3620 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (34th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3620?

Upgrade linux kernel to 2.6.31.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2009-3620

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference CWE-908

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux kernelNVD

Affected:< 2.6.31.1Fixed in:2.6.31.1CVE-2009-3620derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

34thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 34% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch3

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Third-Party Advisory3

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Mailing List5

Other references14

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.