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CVE-2009-3556

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat...

1.9 Low

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Down 0.9 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 1.9

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.

Record
CVE-2009-3556
CVSS 2.0
1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-264
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.

Record
CVE-2009-3556
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3537 No score

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.

Record
EUVD-2009-3537
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3g2r-q9r9-rjh5 No score

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat...

A certain Red Hat configuration step for the qla2xxx driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5, when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the (1) vport_create and (2) vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files.

Record
GHSA-3g2r-q9r9-rjh5
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5
0:2.6.18-164.11.1.el5

History

History
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In short

CVE-2009-3556 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Linux Kernel, published January 27, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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