CVE-2011-1020
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.9%
The proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lseek, read, and write system calls.
- CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile
- Published
- 2011-02-28
- Updated
- 2024-08-06
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/18
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Jan/421
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43496
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8107
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/SuidBinariesAndProcInterface
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65693
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/10/21
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/368
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/404
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/414
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/466
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/7/474
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/2/9/417