ghsa-pxr6-gr2r-cc6x
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-02 03:21
Modified
2025-04-09 04:07
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-1072"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-03-25T01:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-pxr6-gr2r-cc6x",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:07:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:21:30Z",
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1072"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49356"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10314"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8382"
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      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=76a67ec6fb79ff3570dcb5342142c16098299911"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "WEB",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34432"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34786"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35185"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35343"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35390"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35394"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35656"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37471"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/805280"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800"
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      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/23/1"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34205"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0802"
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      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316"
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  "severity": []
}


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