low3.6Public exploit code
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 …
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Linux Kernel < 2.6.37-rc2 - 'ACPI custom_method' Local Privilege Escalation2010-12-18 · local · linux · Verified
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 2.6.9 Version 2.6.9 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680841
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680841
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/526b4af47f44148c9d665e57723ed9f86634c6e3