{"cve":"CVE-2009-1072","nvd":{"published":"2009-03-25T01:30:00.610","modified":"2026-06-16T23:06:26.583","status":"Modified","description":"nfsd in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.9 does not drop the CAP_MKNOD capability before handling a user request in a thread, which allows local users to create device nodes, as demonstrated on a filesystem that has been exported with the root_squash option.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-16"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=76a67ec6fb79ff3570dcb5342142c16098299911","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00007.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-05/msg00002.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00000.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel","opensuse:opensuse","suse:linux_enterprise_desktop","suse:linux_enterprise_server","vmware:esx","vmware:server","vmware:vcenter_server","vmware:virtualcenter","vmware:vma"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:53:23.791937413+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-1072","score":0.00427,"percentile":0.36965,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}