CVE-2009-1072

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.2

MODERATE

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.591

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2009-1072,CVE-2009-2416,CVE-2009-2698,CVE-2013-1659 are affected in VMware vCenter 4.0	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2009-1072,CVE-2009-2416,CVE-2009-2698,CVE-2013-1659 are affected in VMware vCenter Server 4.0	Windows

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234