Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:23275Privilege Escalation
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists as a flaw was found in the aacraid SCSI driver. This allowed a local user to make ioctl calls to the driver which should otherwise be restricted to privileged users.
References
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.23-rc2
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html
lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/23/195
secunia.com/advisories/26322
secunia.com/advisories/26643
secunia.com/advisories/26647
secunia.com/advisories/26651
secunia.com/advisories/27212
secunia.com/advisories/27322
secunia.com/advisories/27436
secunia.com/advisories/27747
secunia.com/advisories/27912
secunia.com/advisories/27913
secunia.com/advisories/28806
secunia.com/advisories/29032
secunia.com/advisories/29058
secunia.com/advisories/29570
secunia.com/advisories/33280
securitytracker.com/id?1019470
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196
www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25216
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2786
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0940
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8872
Related
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P