CVE-2011-1021

drivers/acpi/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to modify arbitrary kernel memory locations by leveraging root privileges to write to the /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4347.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-06-21 23:55

Updated : 2024-02-28 12:00


NVD link : CVE-2011-1021

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1021

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-1021


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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