CVE-2009-2904

openssh: possible privilege escalation when using ChrootDirectory setting

Published Oct 1, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH 4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related to requirements for directory ownership.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-2892 A certain Red Hat modification to the ChrootDirectory feature in OpenSSH 4.8, as used in sshd in OpenSSH 4.3 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4 and Fedora 11, allows local users to gain privileges via hard links to setuid programs that use configuration files within the chroot directory, related to requirements for directory ownership.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:07 AM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 1, 2009, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 30, 2009, 12:00 AM