The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1) uvesafb, (2) pohmelfs, (3) dst, or (4) dm subsystem, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via calls to functions in these subsystems.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
References
History
No history.

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2009-11-06T15:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:30.225Z
Reserved: 2009-10-16T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-3725

No data.

Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-11-06T15:30:00.547
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-3725

No data.