Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2009-1883 (CCN-53587)

Assigned:2009-09-15
Published:2009-09-15
Updated:2017-09-29
Summary:The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
1.9 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
1.4 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
6.9 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.1 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-264
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2009-1883

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2010:013

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2009-1438
Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA36759
Red Hat update for kernel

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
36759

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
37105

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1929
linux-2.6 -- privilege escalation/denial of service/sensitive memory leak

Source: CCN
Type: oss-security Mailing List, Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:14:13 +0800
CVE-2009-1883 kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20090915 CVE-2009-1883 kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt

Source: MLIST
Type: UNKNOWN
[oss-security] 20090915 Re: CVE-2009-1883 kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 58235
Linux Kernel z90crypt Driver z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl Function Z90QUIESCE Operation Local DoS

Source: REDHAT
Type: Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2009:1438

Source: CCN
Type: USN-852-1
Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-852-1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505983

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-z90crypt-dos(53587)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9513

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2010:013
Linux kernel security update

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:8.04::lts:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20091883
    V
    		CVE-2009-1883
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13527
    P
    		USN-852-1 -- linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13735
    P
    		DSA-1929-1 linux-2.6 -- privilege escalation/denial of service/sensitive memory leak
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9513
    V
    		The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.debian:def:1929
    V
    		privilege escalation/denial of service/sensitive memory leak
    2009-11-05
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20091438
    P
    		RHSA-2009:1438: kernel security and bug fix update (Important)
    2009-09-15
    BACK
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9
    linux linux kernel 2.6.9
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    debian debian linux 4.0
    canonical ubuntu 8.04