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CVE-2009-3725

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2009-11-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelCanonical Ubuntu Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-264

References