Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-3889
Published: November 16, 2009 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92637
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3889
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to damange or delete data.
The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can damange or delete data.
How to mitigate CVE-2009-3889
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
- http://osvdb.org/60202
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46