6.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-3889
Megaraid_sas kernel permission tampering vulnerability
Description

The dbg_lvl file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the (1) behavior and (2) logging level of the driver by modifying this file.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2009, 7:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

9.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-3889 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
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-3889.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
http://osvdb.org/60202
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
http://osvdb.org/60202
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068 Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2009-3889 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2009-3889 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/60202
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
    Added Reference http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
    Added Reference https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
  • 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
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46 [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:7163 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11018 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2009

    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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2009-3889 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2009-3889 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

0.08236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability