VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2009-3889
The dbg_lvl file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the (1) behavior and (2) logging level of the driver by modifying this file.
MEDIUM 6.6EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.53%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The dbg_lvl file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the (1) behavior and (2) logging level of the driver by modifying this file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
- http://osvdb.org/60202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068Exploit
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
- http://osvdb.org/60202
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
- http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.