cve/2009/CVE-2009-1072.md

CVE-2009-1072

Description

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.

POC

Reference

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1081.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html

Github

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