CVE-2011-4127 | BDVDB-2026-50787 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.