CVE-2009-3939
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Find out more about CVE-2009-3939 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the version of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, as it does not implement the sysfs file system ("/sys/"), through which poll_mode_io file is exposed by the megaraid_sas driver.
Issue was addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0076.html , https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1635.html respectively.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0076 | 2010-02-02 |
| MRG Grid for RHEL 5 Server (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2009:1635 | 2009-12-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2010:0046 | 2010-01-19 |
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