VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-4542
block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.35%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=135903967015813&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=135904012416042&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875360
- https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=76a274e17114abf1a77de6b651424648ce9e10c8
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=135903967015813&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=135904012416042&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=875360
- https://oss.oracle.com/git/?p=redpatch.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=76a274e17114abf1a77de6b651424648ce9e10c8
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.