CVE-2009-2657

N/A Unknown
Published: August 04, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

nilfs-utils before 2.0.14 installs multiple programs with unnecessary setuid privileges, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via the device string in a -c command line option to mkfs.nilfs2.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.nilfs.org/git/?p=nilfs2-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5c95a57102e23e6982467cbe23e922450d3f38ed
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nilfs.org/git/?p=nilfs2-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a5cb60e624e4863c8d6feaf2ea8791abb48d6f15
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nilfs.org/git/?p=nilfs2-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d807e1c968c1f288486fb7d6f817434838fc12f7
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/24/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505374
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.nilfs.org/git/?p=nilfs2-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=5c95a57102e23e6982467cbe23e922450d3f38ed
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nilfs.org/git/?p=nilfs2-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=a5cb60e624e4863c8d6feaf2ea8791abb48d6f15
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.nilfs.org/git/?p=nilfs2-utils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=d807e1c968c1f288486fb7d6f817434838fc12f7
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/07/24/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=505374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
17th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

nilf

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