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CVE-2009-1883

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-09-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4. It affects Linux.

CVE
CVE-2009-1883
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.4
EPSS
0.34%
Linux

Original NVD 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.