CVE-2009-3889

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.

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005

http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666

http://secunia.com/advisories/37909

http://osvdb.org/60202

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3