OpenBSD and NetBSD permit usermode code to kill the display server and write to the X.Org /dev/xf86 device, which allows local users with root privileges to reduce securelevel by replacing the System Management Mode (SMM) handler via a write to an SMRAM address within /dev/xf86 (aka the video card memory-mapped I/O range), and then launching the new handler via a System Management Interrupt (SMI), as demonstrated by a write to Programmed I/O port 0xB2.
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Published : 2006-12-26 23:28
Updated : 2024-02-28 11:01
NVD link : CVE-2006-6730
Mitre link : CVE-2006-6730
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2006-6730
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Products Affected
openbsd
- openbsd
netbsd
- netbsd
CWE