CVE-2010-4347

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The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which a

The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in drivers/acpi/debugfs.c.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.08114

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EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available

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Weakness Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

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Affected Products & Versions

linux kernel< 2.6.36.2
opensuseall versions
suse linux enterprise real time extensionall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localLinux Kernel < 2.6.37-rc2 - 'ACPI custom_method' Local Privilege Escalationverified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 15774www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 45408www.securityfocus.com

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Scoring & Timeline

6.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD22 Dec 2010 · 09:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2011:1253Important

rhsaRHSA-2011:0330Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/42778Third Party Advisory

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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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