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CVE-2009-1072

Disclosure Date: March 25, 2009
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Description

nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.

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General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • linux,
  • opensuse,
  • suse,
  • vmware

Products

  • debian linux 4.0,
  • debian linux 5.0,
  • esx 3.0.3,
  • esx 3.5,
  • esx 4.0,
  • linux enterprise desktop 10,
  • linux enterprise server 10,
  • linux kernel,
  • opensuse 10.3,
  • opensuse 11.0,
  • opensuse 11.1,
  • server 2.0.0,
  • ubuntu linux 6.06,
  • ubuntu linux 8.04,
  • ubuntu linux 8.10,
  • ubuntu linux 9.04,
  • vcenter server 4.0,
  • virtualcenter 2.0.2,
  • virtualcenter 2.5,
  • vma 4.0

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