CVE-2009-3939

CVE Details

Release Date:

2009-11-16

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2009-3939 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:	6.6	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0076	2010-02-03
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (ocfs2-2.6.9-89.0.20.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2010-0076	2010-02-03
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (oracleasm-2.6.9-89.0.20.0.1.EL)	ELSA-2010-0076	2010-02-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-164.11.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2010-0046	2010-01-20

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