CVE-2009-3939
kernel: megaraid_sas permissions in sysfs
Severity Score
7.1
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.
El fichero poll_mode_io para el controlador megaraid_sas en el kernel de Linux v2.6.31.6 y anteriores tiene permisos de escritura para todos, permitiendo a usuarios locales cambiar el modo de E/S del dispositivo modificando este fichero.
Kernel packages have been updated. It was discovered that the AX.25 network subsystem did not correctly check integer signedness in certain setsockopt calls. Jan Beulich discovered that the kernel could leak register contents to 32-bit processes that were switched to 64-bit mode. Dave Jones discovered that the gdth SCSI driver did not correctly validate array indexes in certain ioctl calls. Eric Dumazet and Jiri Pirko discovered that the TC and CLS subsystems would leak kernel memory via uninitialized structure members. Earl Chew discovered race conditions in pipe handling. There are about a dozen other issues also addressed.
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
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Timeline
- 2009-11-16 CVE Reserved
- 2009-11-16 CVE Published
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-07 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC
References (24)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://osvdb.org/60201 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38017 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38276 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 | Broken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 | Broken Link | |
| http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019 | Broken Link | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10310 | Broken Link | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7540 | Broken Link |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068 | 2024-08-07 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 2.6.31.6 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 2.6.31.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Virtualization Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" | 5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Virtualization" and version "5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" | 5.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "5.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 6.06 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "6.06" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 8.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 8.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "8.10" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 9.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 9.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "9.10" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura Application Enablement Services Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Application Enablement Services" | 5.2 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Application Enablement Services" and version "5.2" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura Application Enablement Services Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Application Enablement Services" | 5.2.1 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Application Enablement Services" and version "5.2.1" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura Communication Manager Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Communication Manager" | 5.2 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Communication Manager" and version "5.2" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura Session Manager Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Session Manager" | 1.1 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Session Manager" and version "1.1" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura Session Manager Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Session Manager" | 5.2 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Session Manager" and version "5.2" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura Sip Enablement Services Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Sip Enablement Services" | 5.2 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura Sip Enablement Services" and version "5.2" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura System Manager Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura System Manager" | 5.2 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura System Manager" and version "5.2" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura System Manager Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura System Manager" | 6.0 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura System Manager" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Aura System Platform Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura System Platform" | 1.1 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Aura System Platform" and version "1.1" | - |
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| Avaya Search vendor "Avaya" | Voice Portal Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Voice Portal" | 5.0 Search vendor "Avaya" for product "Voice Portal" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 11.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.0" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 11.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.1" | - |
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| Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" | Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" | 11.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "11.2" | - |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "10" | sp3 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Desktop Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Desktop" and version "11" | - |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 10 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "10" | sp3 |
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| Suse Search vendor "Suse" | Linux Enterprise Server Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" | 11 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Server" and version "11" | - |
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