Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:24512Protection Mechanism Bypass
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
The kernel is vulnerable to Protection Mechanism Bypass. The start_code and end_code values in â/proc/[pid]/statâ were not protected. In certain scenarios, this flaw could be used to defeat Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).
References
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.6_Technical_Notes/kernel.html#RHSA-2011-0833
downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=5883f57ca0008ffc93e09cbb9847a1928e50c6f3
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/v2.6.39/ChangeLog-2.6.39-rc1
www.securityfocus.com/bid/47791
www.spinics.net/lists/mm-commits/msg82726.html
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0833
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684569
lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/11/380
Related
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N