CVE-2009-2904

EUVD-2009-2892
A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH 4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related to requirements for directory ownership.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.9 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 11%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
openbsdopenssh
4.3
openbsdopenssh
4.8
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openssh
bookworm
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
fixed
bookworm (security)
1:9.2p1-2+deb12u3
fixed
bullseye
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
fixed
bullseye (security)
1:8.4p1-5+deb11u3
fixed
sid
1:9.9p1-3
fixed
trixie
1:9.9p1-3
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
openssh
dapper
not-affected
hardy
not-affected
intrepid
not-affected
jaunty
not-affected
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038214.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://osvdb.org/58495
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
http://secunia.com/advisories/39182
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36552
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522141
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9862
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1470.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/038214.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
http://osvdb.org/58495
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://secunia.com/advisories/38834
http://secunia.com/advisories/39182
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36552
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=522141
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9862
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1470.html