The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in drivers/acpi/debugfs.c.

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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Updated: 2024-08-07T03:43:14.691Z

Reserved: 2010-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4347

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-12-22T21:00:19.303

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-4347

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-11-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4347 - Bugzilla

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