CVE-2009-1883 (GCVE-0-2009-1883)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-09-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 05:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
9 references
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| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/36759 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505983 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/15/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
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| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-14… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/37105 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
Date Public
2009-09-15 00:00
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