CVE-2009-1072

Publication date 25 March 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-13.45
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-14.35
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-24.55
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 2.6.15-54.77
linux-source-2.6.22 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-793-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 2 July 2009

Other references