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ghsa-h6ww-x4xv-2vj2

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-04 00:27

Modified

2022-05-04 00:27

Details

The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc//mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-0056"
  ],
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  "id": "GHSA-h6ww-x4xv-2vj2",
  "modified": "2022-05-04T00:27:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-04T00:27:49Z",
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cve-2012-0056

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2012-01-27 15:00

Modified

2024-08-06 18:09

Severity ?

Summary

The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51625	vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID
	http://blog.zx2c4.com/749	x_refsource_MISC
	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e268337dfe26dfc7efd422a804dbb27977a3cccc	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1336-1	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0052.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
	http://secunia.com/advisories/47708	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/4	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/2	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0061.html	vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/1	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/4	mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782642	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/470151	third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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