Description
The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (40)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.9
... and 30 more
Published
Jul 03, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026