CVE-2009-1883

Description

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.1

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.077

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

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