CVE-2009-1883
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%
The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.
Affected configurations
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
secunia.com/advisories/36759
secunia.com/advisories/37105
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/15/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/15/3
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.html
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505983
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9513
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
5.1%