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CVE-2009-3725
The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1)…
- 7.2HighCVSS base score
- 0.61%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 50% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1) uvesafb, (2) pohmelfs, (3) dst, or (4) dm subsystem, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via calls to functions in these subsystems.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 21 days later
· 21 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.61% · top 50% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References13
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38905 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [linux-kernel] 20091002 Re: [PATCH 0/8] SECURITY ISSUE with connector (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-864-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://xorl.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/linux-kernel-multiple-capabilities-missing-checks/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51383/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 37113 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51387/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51382/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091102 Re: CVE request: kernel: connector security bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20091102 CVE request: kernel: connector security bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51384/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36834 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-3697 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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