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CVE-2009-1883
The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the…
Medium4.4EPSS 0.34%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- [oss-security] 20090915 CVE-2009-1883 kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9513 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- USN-852-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 36759 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505983 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20090915 Re: CVE-2009-1883 kernel: missing capability check in z90crypt (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2010:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2009:1438 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 37105 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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