CVE-2012-4542

block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local…

published February 28, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00349 · 27.1th percentile
Published
2013-02-28T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 FEB 19:00Z
    block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local…
    cvelistv5