Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-3725
The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1) uvesafb, (2) pohmelfs, (3) dst, or (4) dm subsystem, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via calls to functions in these subsystems.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.5 (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/38905 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- xorl.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/linux-kernel-multiple-capabilities-missing-checks/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51383/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37113 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51387/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51382/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)