CVE-2009-3939

Impact

The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html
• http://osvdb.org/60201
• http://secunia.com/advisories/37909
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38017
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38276
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
• http://secunia.com/advisories/38779
• http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
• http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10310
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7540
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
• https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html