CVE-2009-3889

N/A Unknown
Published: November 16, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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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=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/60202
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=66dca9b8c50b5e59d3bea8b21cee5c6dae6c9c46
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/60202
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
25th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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