CVE - CVE-2010-4347

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-4347	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in drivers/acpi/debugfs.c.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:15774 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/ MISC:42778 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 MISC:45408 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408 MISC:ADV-2011-0012 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0298 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:001 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html MISC:SUSE-SA:2011:007 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html MISC:[oss-security] 20101215 CVE Request: local privilege escalation via /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3 MISC:[oss-security] 20101215 Re: CVE Request: local privilege escalation via /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a MISC:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 URL:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542 MISC:kernel-debugfs-privilege-esc(64155) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20101130	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20101130)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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