CVE-2010-4347

Linux Kernel < 2.6.36.2 - Improper Privilege Management

Title source: rule

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Jon Oberheide · clocallinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774

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References (13)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/42778

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/

[Broken Link] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155

Scores

EPSS 0.0594

EPSS Percentile 90.7%

Details

CWE

CWE-269

Status published

Products (3)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.36.2

opensuse/opensuse 11.3

suse/linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11 sp1

Published Dec 22, 2010

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026