CVE-2011-4127

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  3. CVE-2011-4127
The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e Exploit Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 Exploit Patch
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Feb 2023, 01:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary CVE-2011-4127 kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.
References
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4127', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4127', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1850', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1850', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0358', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0358', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1849', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1849', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0107', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0107', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0333', 'name': 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0333', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'MISC'}

02 Feb 2023, 14:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4127 -
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0358 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1850 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1849 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0107 -
  • (MISC) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0333 -
  • (MISC) http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 -
Summary The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume. CVE-2011-4127 kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl
Information

Published : 2012-07-03 16:40

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2011-4127

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4127

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-4127

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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

suse

  • linux_enterprise_server
CWE
CWE-264

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