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TI-2009-03393 Aliases CVE-2009-3556GHSA-3g2r-q9r9-rjh5

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

Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.18VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.18 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2010:0046 Released 2010-01-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-164.11.1.el5 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2010:0046
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2010:0046

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-3556
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3g2r-q9r9-rjh5

References

Advisory 3

Other 5

Sources

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