FKIE_CVE-2010-4347

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-12-22 21:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:24
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/42778Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/42778Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products

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          "vendor": "n/a",
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "subsistema ACPI en el kernel de Linux anterior v2.6.36.2 usa permisos 0222 para el fichero debugfs custom_method, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios por remplazamiento de cliente de m\u00e9todo ACPI en la tabla de int\u00e9rprete ACPI, relacionado con la funci\u00f3n acpi_debugfs_init function en drivers/acpi/debugfs.c."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2010-4347",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:24:36.737",
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