EDB-15774
functionalLinux Kernel < 2.6.37-rc2 - 'ACPI custom_method' Local Privilege Escalation
view exploit source exploit_dbverifiedtype localauthor Jon Oberheidepublished 2010-12-18catalog exploit_db
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exploited CVEs (2)
Known CVEs related to this entry.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2011-1021US | low3.6 | Exploit | ||
drivers/acpi/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to modify arbitrary kernel memory locations by leveraging root privileges to write to the /sys/kernel/debug… | ||||
| CVE-2010-4347US | medium6.9 | Exploit | ||
The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACP… | ||||
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