Linux Kernel notify_change access control

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A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function notify_change. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/22/2015 by Solar Designer as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-1350 since 01/24/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96188 (Debian DLA-772-1 : linux security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169706 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0437-1)).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (100581) and Tenable (96188). seclists.org is providing further details. The entries 11509, 93503, 94691 and 94739 are pretty similar.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 96188
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-772-1 : linux security update
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OpenVAS ID: 850584
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Linux Kernel openSUSE-SU-2016:3050-1 (Linux Kernel)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Solar Designer
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1350 (🔍)
X-Force: 100581 - Linux Kernel notify_change denial of service, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 76075 - Linux Kernel CVE-2015-1350 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 02/05/2015 10:47
Updated: 03/08/2022 11:06
Changes: 02/05/2015 10:47 (53), 07/09/2017 08:20 (19), 03/08/2022 10:53 (3), 03/08/2022 11:00 (11), 03/08/2022 11:06 (1)
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