VDB-68282 · XFDB 98921 · BID 71253

Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to Local Privilege Escalation. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2014 by Andy Lutomirski as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98921) and SecurityFocus (BID 71253†). The entries VDB-68280 and VDB-68281 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: git.kernel.org

Timelineinfo

11/23/2014 🔍
11/23/2014 +0 days 🔍
11/25/2014 +2 days 🔍
07/06/2017 +954 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Andy Lutomirski
Status: Confirmed

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68282
X-Force: 98921 - Linux Kernel multiple unspecified, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71253 - Linux Kernel Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2014 09:44
Updated: 07/06/2017 08:16
Changes: 11/25/2014 09:44 (40), 07/06/2017 08:16 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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