CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.1 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.32.51 (Operating System) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function sysrq_sysctl_handler
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
The sysrq_sysctl_handler function in kernel/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability to modify the dmesg_restrict value, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and read the kernel ring buffer by leveraging root privileges, as demonstrated by a root user in a Linux Containers (aka LXC) environment.
The issue has been introduced in 12/03/2009. The weakness was released 05/24/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4080 since 10/18/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 903 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (75875). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4416, 4544, 61074 and 61073.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Patch: bfdc0b497faa82a0ba2f9dddcf109231dd519fcc
Timeline
12/03/2009 🔍03/23/2011 🔍
10/18/2011 🔍
05/24/2012 🔍
05/24/2012 🔍
05/24/2012 🔍
03/23/2015 🔍
12/02/2015 🔍
12/02/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: bfdc0b497faa82a0ba2f9dddcf109231dd519fcc
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2011-4080 (🔍)
X-Force: 75875
Vulnerability Center: 54744 - Linux kernel before 2.6.3 Local Restriction Bypass Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 78409 - kernel CVE-2011-4080 Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/02/2021 08:37
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (52), 05/09/2018 12:02 (10), 12/02/2021 08:37 (5)
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