01 Record

CVE-2010-4347

The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 82.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2010-12-22 20:00Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 03:43Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2010-11-30

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

0f59823570324a5dae9e37c81f0f06110979cc046acd2f68a0ef95b10ca87c43

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—

opensuseopensuseNot specified—

redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—

suselinux_enterprise_real_time_extensionNot specified—

06 References

bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542x_refsource_CONFIRM
secunia.com42778http://secunia.com/advisories/42778third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:001http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.securityfocus.com45408http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2011:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.vupen.comADV-2011-0298http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2x_refsource_CONFIRM
openwall.com[oss-security] 20101215 CVE Request: local privilege escalation via /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_methodhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.vupen.comADV-2011-0012http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
openwall.com[oss-security] 20101215 Re: CVE Request: local privilege escalation via /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_methodhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.exploit-db.com15774http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726ax_refsource_CONFIRM
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comkernel-debugfs-privilege-esc(64155)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155vdb-entryx_refsource_XF