Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0675

 

Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2009-0675

Published: February 23, 2009 / Updated: October 10, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92678
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2009-0675
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error within the skfp_ioctl() function in drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c. A local user can manipulate data.


How to mitigate CVE-2009-0675

Install update from vendor's repository.

Sources