#VU92677 Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0676
Published: February 23, 2009 / Updated: June 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92677
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0676
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error within the sock_getsockopt() function in net/core/sock.c. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=df0bca049d01c0ee94afb7cd5dfd959541e6c8da
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/12/123
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123540732700371&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/1
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/6816/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0459.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34786
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34962
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35390
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37471
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1794
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:071
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/02/6
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0326.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0360.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33846
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486305
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48847
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11653
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8618