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.

CVSS v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM

6.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

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

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp1::::::

Information

Published : 2010-12-22 13:00

Updated : 2023-02-12 20:28

NVD link : CVE-2010-4347

Mitre link : CVE-2010-4347

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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Products Affected

suse

linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

opensuse

opensuse

linux

linux_kernel

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