--- title: "CVE-2009-3725\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-3725?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2009-3725 Publication date 6 November 2009 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## 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. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | linux | 9.10 karmic | Fixed 2.6.31-16.52 | | 9.04 jaunty | Fixed 2.6.28-17.58 | | 8.10 intrepid | Fixed 2.6.27-16.44 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.6.24-26.64 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | linux-source-2.6.15 | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not in release | | 8.10 intrepid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3725) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3725) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2009-3725) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3725) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-864-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-864-1) + Linux kernel vulnerabilities + 5 December 2009 ### Other references *