12604 : Linux Security Modules Running Processes Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-12-23

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2004-1337" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : The POSIX Capability Linux Security Module (LSM) for Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly handle the credentials of a process that is launched before the module is loaded, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Classification

Unknown or Incomplete

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Bugtraq ID: 12093
Secunia Advisory ID: 13650 15887
ISS X-Force ID: 18673
CVE ID: 2004-1337 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://frontal1.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:110
Vendor URL: http://lsm.immunix.org/
Mail List Post: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/385341

Tools & Filters

	18598 20675

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-06-20 | Disagree?

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