Description
arch/powerpc/mm/fsl_booke_mmu.c in KGDB in the Linux kernel 2.6.30 and other versions before 2.6.33, when running on PowerPC, does not properly perform a security check for access to a kernel page, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, related to Fsl booke.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-07/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58840
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/30/1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/40645
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/9
Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/10/458
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2053
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39830
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/29/3
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1857
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
26.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (39)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.7
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.8
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.30.9
... and 29 more
Published
May 21, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026