Description
The mm_for_maps function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.30.4 and earlier allows local users to read (1) maps and (2) smaps files under proc/ via vectors related to ELF loading, a setuid process, and a race condition.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/23/653 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36265 ↗
- http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/6/23/652 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=516171 ↗
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1540.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36019 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=00f89d218523b9bf6b522349c039d5ac80aa536d ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=704b836cbf19e885f8366bccb2e4b0474346c02d ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/08/11/1 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124718946021193 ↗
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01256.html ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2246 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13f0feafa6b8aead57a2a328e2fca6a5828bf286 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36501 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2005 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52401 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124718949821250 ↗