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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2010-4347 EUVD-2010-4316GHSA-vpxp-m77w-89hf

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 t…

Published Dec 22, 2010 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat MRG 1 perf +10 2.6.33.7-rt29.55.el5rt RHSA-2011:0330

Public exploits

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Exploit-DB 1

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