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CVE-2009-2904

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.32%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-10-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-2904
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.32%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH 4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related to requirements for directory ownership.