The poll_mode_io file for the megaraid_sas driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.31.6 and earlier has world-writable permissions, which allows local users to change the I/O mode of the driver by modifying this file.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-12/msg00005.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00000.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00005.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00005.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00000.html Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/60201 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/37909 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38017 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38276 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38492 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/38779 Broken Link
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/13/1 Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37019 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=526068 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10310 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7540 Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-16T19:00:00

Updated: 2017-09-18T12:57:01

Reserved: 2009-11-16T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2009-3939

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2009-11-16T19:30:01.000

Modified: 2024-01-25T21:37:47.970


Link: CVE-2009-3939

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