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TI-2009-04174 Aliases CVE-2009-4411GHSA-v9h8-c2x4-crx9

The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive…

Priority LOW 18CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

The (1) setfacl and (2) getfacl commands in XFS acl 2.2.47, when running in recursive (-R) mode, follow symbolic links even when the --physical (aka -P) or -L option is specified, which might allow local users to modify the ACL for arbitrary files or directories via a symlink attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xfs:acl:2.2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.47VulnerableXfs
  • cpe:2.3:a:xfs:acl:2.2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.47 Vulnerable ·Xfs

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4411
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9h8-c2x4-crx9

References

Advisory 2

Other 5

Sources

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