Vulnerability CVE-2007-4308

Vulnerability CVE-2007-4308

Published: 2007-08-13 Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:

The (1) aac_cfg_open and (2) aac_compat_ioctl functions in the SCSI layer ioctl path in aacraid in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23-rc2 do not check permissions for ioctls, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score	Impact Subscore	Exploitability Subscore
1.9/10	2.9/10	3.4/10

Exploit range	Attack complexity	Authentication
Local	Medium	No required
Confidentiality impact	Integrity impact	Availability impact
None	None	Partial

Affected software
Adaptec -> Aacraid controller

References:

http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.23-rc2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00001.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00007.html

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html

http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/7/23/195

http://securitytracker.com/id?1019470

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-474.htm

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1363

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0939.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1049.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0787.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25216

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-508-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2786

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8872

Vulnerability CVE-2007-4308

The (1) aac_cfg_open and (2) aac_compat_ioctl functions in the SCSI layer ioctl path in aacraid in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23-rc2 do not check permissions for ioctls, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service or gain privileges.

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

1.9/10

2.9/10

3.4/10

Local

Medium

No required

None

None

Partial

Affected software

References: