CVE-2011-1021

Publication date 21 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

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/acpi/custom_method file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4347.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
linux-ec2 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-flo 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-goldfish 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-grouper 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-lts-backport-natty 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-maguro 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-mako 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-manta 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Ignored
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
linux-ti-omap4 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

apw

note that CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG must be off before the fixing commit and CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD must be off after it. Confirmed off in all cases, and CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_METHOD is enforced off.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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