PT-2005-4001

CVE-2005-3179

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Published

2005-10-11

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Updated

2017-02-19

Description by

CVSS 2.0
2.1
Low
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 2.6.10 through 2.6.13
Description The issue allows local users to enable debugging and obtain sensitive information due to a debug file in sysfs being created with world-readable and world-writable permissions.
Recommendations For Linux kernel versions 2.6.10 through 2.6.13, consider restricting access to the debug file in sysfs to prevent local users from enabling DRM debugging and obtaining sensitive information.
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Weakness enumeration
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