CVE-2009-3939
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.1 · Incorrect permission assignment
7.1CVSS HIGH
Summary
The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/60201