Description (CNA)
The proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lseek, read, and write system calls.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65693
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43496
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/18
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/466
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/2
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/414
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/10/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46567
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/368
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/9/417
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/474
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/404
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Jan/421
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/SuidBinariesAndProcInterface/
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65693
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43496
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/18
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/466
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/2
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/414
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/10/21
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46567
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/368
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/9/417
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/474
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/404
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Jan/421
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/SuidBinariesAndProcInterface/