CVE-2009-3725
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.2 · CWE-264
7.2CVSS HIGH
Summary
The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1) uvesafb, (2) pohmelfs, (3) dst, or (4) dm subsystem, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via calls to functions in these subsystems.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51382/ ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51382/Patch
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51383/Patch
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51384/Patch
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51387/Patch
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125449888416314&w=2Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125715484511380&w=2Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125716192622235&w=2Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37113Advisory