Linux Kernel up to 2.6.13 drm.c access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file drm.c. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-3179. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel (Operating System). Affected is some unknown functionality of the file drm.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

drm.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 10/05/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/12/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-3179 since 10/11/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 292 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20073 (Fedora Core 3 : kernel-2.6.12-1.1380_FC3 (2005-1007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115294 (Linux Kernel World Writable SYSFS DRM Debug File Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (20073), SecurityFocus (BID 15154†), OSVDB (20031†), Secunia (SA17114†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9501†). The entries VDB-1799 and VDB-1800 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 20073
Nessus Name: Fedora Core 3 : kernel-2.6.12-1.1380_FC3 (2005-1007)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/24/2004 🔍
10/05/2005 +285 days 🔍
10/11/2005 +6 days 🔍
10/11/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/12/2005 +1 days 🔍
10/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/20/2005 +8 days 🔍
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10/24/2005 +4 days 🔍
10/31/2005 +7 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3418 days 🔍
06/29/2025 +3763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26532
SecurityFocus: 15154 - Linux Kernel World Writable SYSFS DRM Debug File Vulnerability
Secunia: 17114 - Linux Kernel Potential Denial of Service and Information Disclosure, Less Critical
OSVDB: 20031 - Linux - Kernel World Writable SYSFS DRM Debug File Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9501 - Linux Kernel <2.6.13.4 Insecure Creation of SYSFS DRM Debug File, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/29/2025 06:56
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (73), 06/10/2019 18:53 (5), 06/29/2025 06:56 (20)
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