{"cve":"CVE-2009-3725","nvd":{"published":"2009-11-06T15:30:00.547","modified":"2026-06-16T23:12:14.437","status":"Modified","description":"The connector layer in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.5 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability for certain interaction with the (1) uvesafb, (2) pohmelfs, (3) dst, or (4) dm subsystem, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and gain privileges via calls to functions in these subsystems.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=125449888416314&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125715484511380&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125716192622235&w=2","http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51382/","http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/51383/"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3725","score":0.00611,"percentile":0.49292,"date":"2026-11-01"},"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."]}