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

21 Nov 2024, 01:25

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 - () http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 -
References () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3 - () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/5 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/5 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680841 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680841 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3 - Exploit, Patch () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3 - Exploit, Patch

Information

Published : 2012-06-21 23:55

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:25


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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