Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-3722

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Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-3722

Published: October 30, 2009 / Updated: February 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92642
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3722
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2009-3722

Install update from vendor's repository.

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