CVE-2009-3286

N/A Unknown
Published: September 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

NFSv4 in the Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other versions, does not properly clean up an inode when an O_EXCL create fails, which causes files to be created with insecure settings such as setuid bits, and possibly allows local users to gain privileges, related to the execution of the do_open_permission function even when a create fails.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=81ac95c5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524520
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7527
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9757
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=81ac95c5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7527
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9757
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1548.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
26th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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