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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-1189

CVE-2007-1189

Description

Integer overflow in the envwrite function in the Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs Plan 9 kernel allows local users to overwrite certain memory addresses with kernel memory via a large n argument, as demonstrated by (1) modifying the iseve function to gain privileges and (2) making the devpermcheck function grant unrestricted device permissions.

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Affected products

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  • Bell Labs/Plan 92 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:bell_labs:plan_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:bell_labs:plan_9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

Patches

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