Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-4131
The EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT (aka move extents) ioctl implementation in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted request, related to insufficient checks for file permissions.
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: 0.008 (54.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch)
- lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/9/255 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.32-git6.log (Patch)
- git.kernel.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1 (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37686 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37658 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3468 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)