CVE-2011-3151

The Ubuntu SELinux initscript before version 1:0.10 used touch to create a lockfile in a world-writable directory. If the OS kernel does not have symlink protections then an attacker can cause a zero byte file to be allocated on any writable filesystem.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/88098106/selinux_0.10~10.04.1.debdiff	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:selinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-04-22 16:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2011-3151

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3151

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-3151

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Products Affected

canonical

selinux

CWE

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

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