Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-1477
Published: June 22, 2012 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92537
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1477
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to security restrictions bypass error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2011-1477
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/25/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d00135a680727f6c3be78f8befaac009030e4df