Input validation

The memwrite function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc//mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper...

CVE-2012-0056

The Linux kernel (versions before 3.2.2 ) is vulnerable to a privilege escalation flaw in the mem_write function. When ASLR is disabled, the function fails to properly check permissions when writing to /proc//mem . This allows local users to modify process memory to gain elevated privileges, a vu...

mempodroid - mempodripper - mem exploit

The memwrite function in the Linux kernel does not properly check permissions, allowing a user to gain privileges...