Description (CNA)
The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51625
- http://blog.zx2c4.com/749
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e268337dfe26dfc7efd422a804dbb27977a3cccc
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1336-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0052.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0061.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782642
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/470151
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51625
- http://blog.zx2c4.com/749
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e268337dfe26dfc7efd422a804dbb27977a3cccc
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1336-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0052.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47708
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0061.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782642
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/470151