FKIE_CVE-2005-3179

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-10-12 13:03 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
Severity
Summary
drm.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17114Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/17280Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17114Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/17280Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel 2.6.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.9
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.10
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11
linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5
linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.6
linux linux_kernel 2.6.13
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