CVE-2010-4347

The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in drivers/acpi/debugfs.c.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 82nd percentile

Published

2010-12-22

Updated

2024-08-07

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774

Exploit collections (1)

• CVE-2010-4347helloexp/0day

Security advisories

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry