CVE-2009-3556

Description

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/2 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537177
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9738 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55809 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6744 vdb entry signature
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html vendor advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3556?
CVE-2009-3556 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3556?
To fix CVE-2009-3556, 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-2009-3556 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-3556 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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