CVE-2005-3179

N/A Unknown

Published: October 12, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

drm.c in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.13 creates a debug file in sysfs with world-readable and world-writable permissions, which allows local users to enable DRM debugging and obtain sensitive information.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17114

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17280

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions Required Third Party Advisory

http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893