Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2009-1883
CVE-2009-1883
Description
The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.
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References
9- secunia.com/advisories/36759nvdVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1438.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00007.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/37105nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/15/1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/15/3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9513nvd
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