CVE-2012-2123

The cap_bprm_set_creds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities (aka fcaps) for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an attack that uses a parent process to disable ASLR.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445 Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.3 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53166 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027072 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806722 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75043 VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445 Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445 Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0670.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469 Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.3 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53166 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027072 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=806722 Issue Tracking
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75043 VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d52fc5dde171f030170a6cb78034d166b13c9445 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-05-17 11:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51


NVD link : CVE-2012-2123

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2123

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2123


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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