CVE-2011-2905
Published: 6 October 2011
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf_config function in tools/perf/util/config.c in perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted config file in the current working directory.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Christian Ohm discovered that the perf command looks for configuration files in the current directory. If a privileged user were tricked into running perf in a directory containing a malicious configuration file, an attacker could run arbitrary commands and possibly gain privileges.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Not vulnerable
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-35.78)
|
|
maverick |
Released
(2.6.35-30.61)
|
|
natty |
Released
(2.6.38-13.52)
|
|
oneiric |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.0-9.12)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 0780060124011b94af55830939c86cc0916be0f5 |
||
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-319.39)
|
|
maverick |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
natty |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.32-219.37)
|
|
maverick |
Released
(2.6.32-419.37)
|
|
natty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.31-611.29)
|
|
maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
natty |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
linux-lts-backport-maverick Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.35-30.61~lucid1)
|
|
maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
natty |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
linux-lts-backport-natty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Released
(2.6.38-13.52~lucid1)
|
|
maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
natty |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
linux-lts-backport-oneiric Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Not vulnerable
|
|
maverick |
Does not exist
|
|
natty |
Does not exist
|
|
oneiric |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
maverick |
Released
(2.6.35-903.26)
|
|
natty |
Released
(2.6.38-1209.17)
|
|
oneiric |
Not vulnerable
(3.0.0-1204.9)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1~rc2)
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-2905
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2303
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=131256355026183
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1239-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1242-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1245-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1241-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1243-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1244-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1240-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1253-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1279-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1281-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1285-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian