CVE-2009-1072 (GCVE-0-2009-1072)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-25 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 04:57
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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