CVE-2009-2657 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges to root by exploiting unnecessary setuid permissions in nilfs-utils via command line arguments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-2657?
CVE-2009-2657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
nilfs-utils before 2.0.14 installs multiple programs with unnecessary setuid privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via the device string in a -c command line option to mkfs.nilfs2.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2657?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nilf Nilfs.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2657?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2657 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2009-2657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2657 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pvm6-r47j-qphc.