CVE-2009-3556

EUVD-2009-3537
A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
1.9 UNKNOWN
LOCAL
MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 7%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.18
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
dapper
dne
hardy
not-affected
intrepid
not-affected
jaunty
not-affected
karmic
not-affected
linux-source-2.6.15
dapper
not-affected
hardy
dne
intrepid
dne
jaunty
dne
karmic
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.html
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537177
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55809
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6744
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9738
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/2010-03/msg00007.html
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537177
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55809
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6744
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9738
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html