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Linux Kernel AACRAID Driver IOCTL Security Bypass
Secunia Advisory: SA26322
Release Date: 2007-08-06
Last Update: 2008-02-18
Popularity: 9,784 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Linux Kernel 2.4.x
Linux Kernel 2.6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-4308


Description:
A security issue has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to the AACRAID driver not correctly checking the privileges for IOCTLs. This can be exploited to perform potentially dangerous operations by sending certain IOCTLs to the driver.

The security issue is reported in versions prior to 2.4.36.1 and 2.6.23-rc2. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 2.4.36.1 or 2.6.22.2. Also fixed in version 2.6.23-rc2.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2007-08-10: Updated "Solution" section.
2007-08-15: Added CVE reference.
2008-02-18: Added version 2.4.x to list of affected products. Updated "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.23-rc2
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.1

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


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