Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2010-4347
Published: December 22, 2010 / Updated: February 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92570
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-2010-4347
CWE-ID: CWE-269
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 improper privilege management error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4347
Install update from vendor's repository.
External References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a