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National Vulnerability Database

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NVD

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CVE-2009-3725 Detail

Description

The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1) uvesafb, (2) pohmelfs, (3) dst, or (4) dm subsystem, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via calls to functions in these subsystems.


Metrics

 
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/09/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG, as they do not include the upstream change introducing this flaw.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125449888416314&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125715484511380&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125716192622235&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51382/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51383/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51384/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51387/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37113 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/38905 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.5 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36834 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Third Party Advisory 
http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/linux-kernel-multiple-capabilities-missing-checks/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-3725
NVD Published Date:
11/06/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.