CVE-2012-2123 | BDVDB-2026-50238 Detail
Description#
The cap_bprm_set_creds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities (aka fcaps) for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an attack that uses a parent process to disable ASLR.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.3
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/6
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53166
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806722
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027072
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75043
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.