CVE-2012-0056 (GCVE-0-2012-0056)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-01-27 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:09
VLAI?
Summary
The mem_write function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc/<pid>/mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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