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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2009-09-18T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.976Z

Reserved: 2009-06-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-1883

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-09-18T10:30:00.877

Modified: 2017-09-29T01:34:37.920

Link: CVE-2009-1883

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1883 - Bugzilla