Linux Kernel HFS Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Root Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1026395 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1026395
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-4330
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 8 2011
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Impact:
Root access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system.
When a specially crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) file system is mounted, a local user can to trigger a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system with root privileges.
The vulnerability resides in the hfs_mac2asc() function.
Clement Lecigne reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain root privileges on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix, available at:
http://git.kernel.org/linus/bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:46:44 +0000
Subject: Linux Kernel
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CVE-2011-4330
https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/11/9/303
http://git.kernel.org/linus/bc5b8a9003132ae44559edd63a1623
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