CVE-2011-4127 — Improper Access Control in Kernel

CWE-264CWE-284 — Improper Access Control14 documents8 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LibguestfsLinux KernelSuse Linux Enterprise Server
Timeline
PublishedJul 3
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDlinux/linux_kernel3.2.1+47
▶Debianlibguestfs/libguestfs< 1:1.14.8-1+3

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-hffv-wrg3-v4pp: The Linux kernel before 3↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2011-4127: The Linux kernel before 3↗2012-07-03
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CVEList
CVE-2011-4127: The Linux kernel before 3↗2012-07-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2012-03-27
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities↗2012-03-06
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities↗2012-03-06
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Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities↗2012-03-06
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Red Hat
kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl↗2011-12-22
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💬Community

4
Bugzilla
qemu-kvm: virtio-blk: refuse SG_IO requests with scsi=off (CVE-2011-4127 mitigation)↗2012-05-29
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Bugzilla
qemu-kvm: virtio-blk: refuse SG_IO requests with scsi=off (CVE-2011-4127 mitigation) [rhel-6.3]↗2011-12-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-4127 kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl [fedora-all]↗2011-12-22
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Bugzilla
CVE-2011-4127 kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl↗2011-11-09
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