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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2009-4131 Detail

Description

The EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT (aka move extents) ioctl implementation in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted request, related to insufficient checks for file permissions.


Metrics

 
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (12/14/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG. Those versions do not include the upstream patch that introduced this vulnerability.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a58579b9e4e2a35d57e6c9c8483e52f6f1b7fd6 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/9/255 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37658 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37686 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.32-git6.log CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37277 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/ CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3468 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544471 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00702.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat

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-2009-4131
NVD Published Date:
12/12/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.