4.6
MEDIUM
CVE-2011-4127
Linux Kernel SG_IO SCSI Command Injection
Description

The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.

INFO

Published Date :

July 3, 2012, 4:40 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:31 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-4127 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-4127.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e Exploit Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 Exploit Patch
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48898
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/22/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=752375
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e Exploit Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 Exploit Patch

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2011-4127 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-4127 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2011-4127 kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1849 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1850 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0107 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0333 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0358 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4127 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume. CVE-2011-4127 kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0358 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1849 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0107 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4127 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0333 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0bfc96cb77224736dfa35c3c555d37b3646ef35e [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1850 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ec8013beddd717d1740cfefb1a9b900deef85462 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2011-4127 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2011-4127 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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