FKIE_CVE-2011-4127
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-07-03 16:40 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:34
Severity
Summary
The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.
References
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