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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2009-1630

CVE-2009-1630

Description

The nfs_permission function in fs/nfs/dir.c in the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.29.3 and earlier, when atomic_open is available, does not check execute (aka EXEC or MAY_EXEC) permission bits, which allows local users to bypass permissions and execute files, as demonstrated by files on an NFSv4 fileserver.

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  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.29.3
    • (no CPE)range: <=2.6.29.3
  • OpenSUSE/openSUSE2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • VMware/Esx4 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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