Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2012:0052
kernel security and bug fix update
Released 2012-01-23 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6, python-perf-2.6.32-220.4.1.el6
Fixes 1 record
Priority MEDIUM 43
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…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.1084 · Published 2012-01-27 · Partial fix CWE-264
