vendor:
Acpid
by:
otr
7.2
CVSS
HIGH
Privilege Escalation
269
CWE
Product Name: Acpid
Affected Version From: 1:2.0.10-1ubuntu2
Affected Version To: 1:2.0.10-1ubuntu2
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2011-2777
CPE: 2.3:o:ubuntu:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 11.04
2011
Acpid Privilege Boundary Crossing Vulnerability
The vulnerability only triggers when certain power management programms are not running, especially kded4 and the programms in the $PMS variable need not to be running in order for this to be exploitable. It is possible for another user on the local system to gain the privileges of the user who has the currently focused display running. The problem here is that the output of cat /proc/$(pidof kded4)/environ is controllable by the user who has the active display.
Mitigation:
Ensure that the power management programs are running and that the output of cat /proc/$(pidof kded4)/environ is not controllable by the user who has the active display.