6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
secunia.com/advisories/48898
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462