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CVE-2009-1630

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-1630 describes a vulnerability in the NFS client implementation of the Linux kernel (2.6.29.3 and earlier), affecting distributions like Canonical, Debian, openSUSE, and VMware. This flaw allows local users to bypass execute permissions on NFSv4 filesystems due to the nfs_permission function failing to properly check EXEC bits. With a CVSS score of 4.4, this vulnerability is considered of medium complexity with local access required, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.29.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: MRG for RHEL-5Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:2.6.24.7-126.el5rt
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.9-89.0.3.EL
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.18-128.1.14.el5
View patch
vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-1630Moderate

kernel: nfs: fix NFS v4 client handling of MAY_EXEC in nfs_permission

May 9, 2009

References

article.gmane.org / gmane.linux.nfs/26592
Exploit
bugzilla.linux-nfs.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
linux-nfs.org / pipermail/nfsv4/2006-November/005313.html
Broken Link
linux-nfs.org / pipermail/nfsv4/2006-November/005323.html
Broken Link
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/35106
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35298
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35394
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35656
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/35847
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/36051
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/36327
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/37471
Broken Link
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8543
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9990
Third Party Advisory
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2009-0111
Broken Link
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1809
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1844
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2009/dsa-1865
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/05/13/2
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2009-1157.html
Broken Link
securityfocus.com / archive/1/505254/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/34934
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-793-1
Third Party Advisory
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/1331
Broken Link
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/3316
Broken Link