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CVE-2009-1072

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 37th percentile. Fixed in 2.6.28.9.

CVSS 2.04.9MediumEPSS percentile37th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix2.6.28.9Upgrade to this build
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OpenVAS · 17 checks

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.122474

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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What to do

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  • Linux KernelAffected: < 2.6.28.9Upgrade to: 2.6.28.9Stated by: NVD
  • Novell Inc. SUSE Linux EnterpriseAffected: Server 11Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS37th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 37th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 6301 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Scored 4.9 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector LocalRequires local access
  • Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity CompleteAll data can be modified
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

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