CVE-2011-1020
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 28, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 14, 2011
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- kernel-procpid-security-bypass(65693)vdb-entry
- 8107third-party-advisory
- 43496third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110224 CVE request: kernel: /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20110208 Re: [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20110225 Re: CVE request: kernel: /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20110207 Re: [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20110209 Re: [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- 46567vdb-entry
- [linux-kernel] 20110207 [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20110209 Re: [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20110207 Re: [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- [linux-kernel] 20110208 Re: [SECURITY] /proc/$pid/ leaks contents across setuid execmailing-list
- 20110122 Proc filesystem and SUID-Binariesmailing-list
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2011/SuidBinariesAndProcInterface/
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