The z90crypt_unlocked_ioctl function in the z90crypt driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.9 does not perform a capability check for the Z90QUIESCE operation, which allows local users to leverage euid 0 privileges to force a driver outage.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2009-09-18T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:27:54.976Z
Reserved: 2009-06-02T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1883

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2009-09-18T10:30:00.877
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2009-1883
