CVE-2011-4127

MEDIUM

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.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=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

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-07-03

Updated: 2017-12-29

Type: CWE-264

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 4.6

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

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: MEDIUM

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

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

Configuration 2

OR

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 3.2.1 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (30 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
83723SUSE SLES10 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
79507OracleVM 2.2 : kernel (OVMSA-2013-0039)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
critical
79484OracleVM 3.1 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2012-0042)NessusOracleVM Local Security Checks
high
79283RHEL 5 : rhev-hypervisor5 (RHSA-2012:0168)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
79281RHEL 6 : rhev-hypervisor6 (RHSA-2011:1850)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
76639RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2012:0333)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
69641Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2012-34)NessusAmazon Linux Local Security Checks
medium
68677Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2012-2022)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
medium
68454Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2012-0107)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
68426Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2011-2038)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
high
68411Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2011-1849)NessusOracle Linux Local Security Checks
medium
64030RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0358)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
61241Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120209)NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
high
61212Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64NessusScientific Linux Local Security Checks
medium
58845SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 6163 / 6164 / 6172)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
critical
58493Ubuntu 11.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1405-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
critical
58270Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1389-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
58269Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1388-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
58265Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-oneiric vulnerabilities (USN-1384-1)NessusUbuntu Local Security Checks
high
57922CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2012:0107)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
high
57885RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0107)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
high
57854SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Number 5732)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
57853SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux Kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 5723 / 5725)NessusSuSE Local Security Checks
high
57674Fedora 16 : kernel-3.2.1-3.fc16 (2012-0876)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
57673Fedora 15 : kernel-2.6.41.10-3.fc15 (2012-0861)NessusFedora Local Security Checks
medium
57583Debian DSA-2389-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leakNessusDebian Local Security Checks
medium
57404CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2011:1849)NessusCentOS Local Security Checks
medium
57391RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2011:1849)NessusRed Hat Local Security Checks
medium
801512CentOS RHSA-2012-0107 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high
801399CentOS RHSA-2011-1849 Security CheckLog Correlation EngineGeneric
high