CVE-2009-4131

N/A Unknown
Published: December 13, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The EXT4_IOC_MOVE_EXT (aka move extents) ioctl implementation in the ext4 filesystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-git6 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted request, related to insufficient checks for file permissions.

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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/tytso/ext4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a58579b9e4e2a35d57e6c9c8483e52f6f1b7fd6
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/9/255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37658
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37686
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.32-git6.log
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37277
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3468
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544471
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00702.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/tytso/ext4.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4a58579b9e4e2a35d57e6c9c8483e52f6f1b7fd6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/12/9/255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37686
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.32-git6.log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/11/linux_kernel_bugs_patched/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-869-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544471
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg00702.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
24th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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