CVE-2009-1072

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.80% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/35390 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34432 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34422 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34786 third party advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34205 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37471 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html third party advisory
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/805280 mailing list broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35185 third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10314 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8382 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35343 third party advisory broken link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.9 broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49356 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=76a67ec6fb79ff3570dcb5342142c16098299911
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1072?
CVE-2009-1072 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1072?
To fix CVE-2009-1072, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1072 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-1072 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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