1.9
LOW
CVE-2009-3556
Red Hat QLogic Fibre Channel NPIV World-Writable Configuration File Permissions Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2010, 5:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 13, 2023, 2:20 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

3.4
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3556 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Redhat enterprise_linux

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3556 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2009-3556 kernel: qla2xxx NPIV vport management pseudofiles are world writable 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.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0046 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3556 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. CVE-2009-3556 kernel: qla2xxx NPIV vport management pseudofiles are world writable
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0046 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3556 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6744 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9738 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9738 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6744 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55809 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55809 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 28, 2010

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3556 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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