CVE-2009-3939

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068 issue tracking exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 third party advisory broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 third party advisory broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1 mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10310 vdb entry signature broken link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/60201 vdb entry broken link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7540 vdb entry signature broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017 third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3939?
CVE-2009-3939 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3939?
To fix CVE-2009-3939, 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-2009-3939 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3939 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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