SB2012061322 - Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel
Published: June 13, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012061322
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, privileges, and access controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2313)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can perform service disruption.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818820
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.7
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1174.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1589.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1481.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53965
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1541.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1bb57e940e1958e40d51f2078f50c3a96a9b2d75