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 :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected kernel packages.
- Update the affected packages.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2009-3889.
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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:
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2009-3889
weaknesses.
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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.
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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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.00%
score
0.14276
percentile