CVE-2009-0876
First published: Thu Mar 12 2009(Updated: )
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.0.0 | |
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.0.2 | |
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.0.4 | |
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.0.6r39760 | |
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.1.0 | |
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.1.2 | |
| Sun xVM VirtualBox | =2.1.4r42893 | |
| Linux Linux kernel |
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Reference Links
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34232
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
- http://osvdb.org/52580
- http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193
- collector/nvd-historical
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/tags
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/description
- agent/event
- agent/remedy
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- vendor/sun
- canonical/sun xvm virtualbox
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.0.0
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.0.2
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.0.4
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.0.6r39760
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.1.0
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.1.2
- version/sun xvm virtualbox/2.1.4r42893
- vendor/linux
- canonical/linux linux kernel