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CVE-2009-3939


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.


Published

2009-11-16T19:30:01.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

9.2

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 2.6.31.6 Yes
Application redhat virtualization 5 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_eus 5.4 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_server 5.0 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 5.0 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 6.06 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 9.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 9.10 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 5.0 Yes
Application avaya aura_application_enablement_services 5.2 Yes
Application avaya aura_application_enablement_services 5.2.1 Yes
Application avaya aura_communication_manager 5.2 Yes
Application avaya aura_session_manager 1.1 Yes
Application avaya aura_session_manager 5.2 Yes
Application avaya aura_sip_enablement_services 5.2 Yes
Application avaya aura_system_manager 5.2 Yes
Application avaya aura_system_manager 6.0 Yes
Application avaya aura_system_platform 1.1 Yes
Application avaya voice_portal 5.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.2 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 10 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 10 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes

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