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CVE-2009-2904

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2009-10-01 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH 4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related to requirements for directory ownership.

Affected Platforms

Openbsd OpensshRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Enterprise Linux EusRedhat Enterprise Linux DesktopFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-16

References