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.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1072 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10314 cve-icon cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8382 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1072 cve-icon
History

No history.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-03-25T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T04:57:17.810Z

Reserved: 2009-03-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1072

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-03-25T01:30:00.610

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:01:35.997

Link: CVE-2009-1072

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1072 - Bugzilla