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CVE-2010-4347

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.

Published

2010-12-22T21:00:19.303

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-269

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 2.6.36.2	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.3	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_real_time_extension	11	Yes

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408 Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)