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Medium
CVE-2009-1072
nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop...
Vulnerability Description
nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34422
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34205
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/805280
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35185
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10314
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8382
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35343
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.9
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49356
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=76a67ec6fb79ff3570dcb5342142c16098299911
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, opensuse, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise server, debian linux, ubuntu linux, vcenter server, virtualcenter, server, esx, vma
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10.3, 11.0, 11.1, 10, 4.0, 5.0, 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 2.0.2, 2.5, 2.0.0, 3.0.3, 3.5
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 25th, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.