CVE-2009-1883

Publication date 18 September 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

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.

Status

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No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	9.04 jaunty	Not affected
	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected
	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
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.6.15-55.80

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References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-852-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
22 October 2009

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1883