CVE-2009-0876

N/A Unknown

Published: March 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://osvdb.org/52580

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/34232

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/52580