CVE-2009-1072

CVE Details

Release Date:

2009-03-25

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.

See more information about CVE-2009-1072 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1132	2009-07-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.3.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-1132	2009-07-01
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.3.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2009-1132	2009-07-01
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2009-1106	2009-06-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-128.1.14.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1106	2009-06-17
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-128.1.14.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2009-1106	2009-06-17

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