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CVE-2011-4127 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Patch 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Exploit  Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-4127
NVD Published Date:
07/03/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.