CVE-2009-1883

Medium

Description

The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedSep 18, 2009
First seenSep 18, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.6.9—

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