AVRISP MKII doesn't work with AVRDUDE on Linux

The system sees something is plugged in when I plug and unplug it:

bluehat@Matapan:/dev$ tail -f /var/log/syslog
Mar 23 15:36:35 Matapan kernel: [156082.112874] usb 7-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
Mar 23 15:47:19 Matapan kernel: [156726.248081] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, address 6
Mar 23 15:47:29 Matapan kernel: [156736.200148] usb 6-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3

AVRISP MKII should rely on cdc-acm:

bluehat@Matapan:/dev$ modinfo cdc-acm -V
module-init-tools version 3.12

So it should be able to see it just fine, and yet I am unable to write to it.

avrdude -p m1280 -c avrispmkII -P usb -U test.hex

Returns

avrdude: usb_open(): cannot read serial number "error sending control message: Operation not permitted"
avrdude: usb_open(): cannot read product name "error sending control message: Operation not permitted"
avrdude: usbdev_open(): error setting configuration 1: could not set config 1: Operation not permitted
avrdude: usbdev_open(): did not find any USB device "usb"