Linux Kernel 3.3.5 - 'b43' Wireless Driver Privilege Escalation

2013-06-0700:00:00

Kees Cook

www.exploit-db.com

AI Score

7.4

Confidence

Low

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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60410/info

Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers can exploit the issue to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges or to crash the kernel, effectively denying service to legitimate users. 

# rmmod b43
# modprobe b43 fwpostfix=AA%xBB
# dmesg

ubuntu 10

openvas 72

nessus 29

nvd 1

prion 1

ubuntucve 1

seebug 1

cvelist 1

debiancve 1

cve 1

mageia 9

redhat 5