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
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
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c25b9abbc2c2c0da88e180c3933d6e773245815a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2009/01/28/90
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/20/2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33758
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33938
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34394
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34502
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34680
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35011
- 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.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.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=486534
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11529
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8685