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ID:9918 - Exploit for Improper Privilege Management in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3301
ID:9918 - Exploit for Improper Privilege Management in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-3301
Published: June 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91074
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-3301
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to the IA32 system call emulation functionality in arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S on the x86_64 platform does not zero extend the %eax register after the 32-bit entry path to ptrace is used. A local user can use the %rax register to escalate privileges on the system.
Note, the vulnerability exists due to a CVE-2007-4573 regression.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.