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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-1630

The nfs_permission function in fs/nfs/dir.c in the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.29.3 and earlier, when atomic_open is available, does not check execute (aka EXEC or MAY_EXEC) permission bits, which allows local users to bypass…

MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.48%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The nfs_permission function in fs/nfs/dir.c in the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.29.3 and earlier, when atomic_open is available, does not check execute (aka EXEC or MAY_EXEC) permission bits, which allows local users to bypass permissions and execute files, as demonstrated by files on an NFSv4 fileserver.

CVSS 2.0
4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.48% probability · 40th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
linux/linux kernel · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux · vmware/esx
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.