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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Affected products
14cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
32- bugzilla.linux-nfs.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.nfs/26592nvdExploit
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/13/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1809nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1844nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1865nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505254/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/34934nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8543nvdThird Party Advisory
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9990nvdThird Party Advisory
- linux-nfs.org/pipermail/nfsv4/2006-November/005313.htmlnvdBroken Link
- linux-nfs.org/pipermail/nfsv4/2006-November/005323.htmlnvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35106nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35298nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35394nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35656nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/35847nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36051nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/36327nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/37471nvdBroken Link
- wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111nvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.htmlnvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1331nvdBroken Link
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316nvdBroken Link
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