CVE-2009-3556

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 31.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

The NVD has published no score for this record

NVD CVSS vector

No NVD score to derive

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2010-01-27 17:00Z16 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 06:31Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2009-10-05

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-264
• CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c920a396e91a7ce85b81471d3e7644baba9db65cddb201a6447a5d058c33e9c6

• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20100120 CVE-2009-3556 kernel: qla2xxx NPIV vport management pseudofiles are world writablehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/20/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=537177x_refsource_CONFIRM
• support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100073666x_refsource_CONFIRM
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9738https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9738vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-qla2xxx-security-bypass(55809)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55809vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2010:019http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-03/msg00007.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6744https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6744vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0095https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2010:0046https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0046.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT