CVE-2011-4127

CVE Details

Release Date:	2012-07-03
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.6
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2012-0107	2012-02-09
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.18.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2012-0107	2012-02-09
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.4.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.18.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2012-0107	2012-02-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-1849	2011-12-22
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.4.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.4.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2011-2038	2011-12-23