CVE-2010-4347

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 37.91% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2 broken link
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012 third party advisory vdb entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4347?
CVE-2010-4347 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4347?
To fix CVE-2010-4347, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4347 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4347 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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