vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2012-4542: linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 15, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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