The cap_bprm_set_creds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities (aka fcaps) for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an attack that uses a parent process to disable ASLR.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-05-17T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.495Z
Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-2123
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-05-17T11:00:38.367
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:38:32.693
Link: CVE-2012-2123
Redhat