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USN-2107-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-2107-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
11/26/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

The aac_compat_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c in the Linux kernel before 3.11.8 does not require the CAP_SYS_RAWIO capability, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted ioctl call.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-386
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-ia64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-lpia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-preempt
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-sparc64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-sparc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-versatile
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-56-virtual

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