Unscored severity · published Mar 25, 2009
CVE-2009-1072
nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 2.6.28.9 · source: NVD
VS
vCenter Server · VMware
4.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
4.0; 5.0 · source: NVD
ES
Esx · Vmware
3.0.3; 3.5; 4.0 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
10 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
10 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
10.3; 11.0; 11.1 · source: NVD
SE
Server · Vmware
2.0.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
6.06; 8.04; 8.10; 9.04 · source: NVD
VI
Virtualcenter · Vmware
2.0.2; 2.5 · source: NVD
VM
Vma · Vmware
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1072
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1072
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=76a67ec6fb79ff3570dcb5342142c16098299911
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34422
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