{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2004-2536", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "The exit_thread function (process.c) in Linux kernel 2.6 through 2.6.5 does not invalidate the per-TSS io_bitmap pointers if a process obtains IO access permissions from the ioperm function but does not drop those permissions when it exits, which allows other processes to access the per-TSS pointers, access restricted memory locations, and possibly gain privileges." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.6", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.6" }, { "name": "linux-exitthread-gain-privileges(16106)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16106" }, { "name": "5997", "refsource": "OSVDB", "url": "http://www.osvdb.org/5997" }, { "name": "10302", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10302" }, { "name": "20040507 Bug in IO bitmap handling? Probably exploitable (2.6.5)", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0405.0/1242.html" }, { "name": "11577", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/11577" }, { "name": "20040507 Re: Bug in IO bitmap handling? Probably exploitable (2.6.5)", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0405.0/1265.html" } ] } }