CVE-2009-3556 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
01/27/2010
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
1.9 LOW
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
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- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)
Change History
3 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
9/18/2017 9:29:40 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Added |
Reference |
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6744 [No Types Assigned] |
Added |
Reference |
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9738 [No Types Assigned] |
Removed |
Reference |
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6744 [No Types Assigned] |
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Removed |
Reference |
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9738 [No Types Assigned] |
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
8/16/2017 9:31:10 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Added |
Reference |
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55809 [No Types Assigned] |
Removed |
Reference |
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/55809 [No Types Assigned] |
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Initial CVE Analysis -
1/28/2010 7:15:00 AM
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3556
NVD Published Date:
01/27/2010
NVD Last Modified:
09/18/2017
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