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GCVE-110-CERTCC-2012-470151

GCVE-110-CERTCC-2012-470151
Advisory PublishedCVSS 6.8/10
Vulnetix · Advisory published January 17, 2012
Linux kernel >= 2.6.39 incorrectly handles the permissions for /proc/<pid>/mem. A local, authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate to root privileges. Exploit code is available in the wild and there have been reports of active exploitation.
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Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
6.8/10
Medium · AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
certcc-cam
certcc-cam
impact19population10exploitation13widely_known20score_current15.31875ease_of_exploitation10
certcc-vrda
certcc-vrda
d1_impact3d1_population3d1_direct_report0
certcc-cvss-temporal-env
certcc-cvss-temporal-env
temporal_score5.6remediation_levelOFreport_confidenceCenvironmental_score5.595029121024target_distributionHenvironmental_vectorCDP:ND/TD:H/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND

Aliases

CVE-2012-0056

References

Linux Kernel local privilege escalation via SUID /proc/pid/mem write
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Linux Kernel local privilege escalation via SUID /proc/pid/mem write
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Linux Kernel local privilege escalation via SUID /proc/pid/mem write
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Linux Kernel local privilege escalation via SUID /proc/pid/mem write
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