Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-1477

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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: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1477
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux (Ubuntu package)
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package)

How to mitigate CVE-2011-1477

Install update from vendor's repository.

linux (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.6.24-31.99, 2.6.32-32.62, 2.6.35-30.54, 2.6.38-10.46
linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu package) - update to 2.6.35-30.56~lucid1

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