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CVE-2009-3939

Date: November 16, 2009

The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.

Severity Score

7.1

Related Resources (27)

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38779

Url: http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38276

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38017

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3939

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019

Url: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/37909

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10310

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3939

Url: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7540

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html

Url: http://osvdb.org/60201

Url: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html

Url: http://secunia.com/advisories/38492

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2009-3939

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2009-3939

Severity Score

7.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-732

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.1
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.6
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2009-3939

Date: November 16, 2009

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