Upstream information

CVE-2011-4127 at MITRE

Description

The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.6
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial

Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package

SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details.

Note from the SUSE Security Team on the xen package

This issue likely only affects the XEN hypervisor itself, unless otherwise stated. The userland utilities in -tools and libraries in -libs are shipped together with the xen hypervisor as they are built from one source and do not contain hypervisor specific fixes.

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 738400 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 758104 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-default-extra >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae-extra >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace-extra >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-xen-extra >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16
  • xen-kmp-pae >= 4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16
  • xen-kmp-trace >= 4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16
 Patchnames:
sledsp2-kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • kernel-docs >= 3.0.101-63.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP2
  • cluster-network-kmp-default >= 1.4_3.0.26_0.7-2.10.13
  • cluster-network-kmp-pae >= 1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81
  • cluster-network-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81
  • cluster-network-kmp-trace >= 1.4_3.0.26_0.7-2.10.13
  • cluster-network-kmp-xen >= 1.4_3.0.101_0.7.17-2.18.81
  • gfs2-kmp-default >= 2_3.0.26_0.7-0.7.13
  • gfs2-kmp-pae >= 2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109
  • gfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109
  • gfs2-kmp-trace >= 2_3.0.26_0.7-0.7.13
  • gfs2-kmp-xen >= 2_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.7.109
  • ocfs2-kmp-default >= 1.6_3.0.26_0.7-0.7.13
  • ocfs2-kmp-pae >= 1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80
  • ocfs2-kmp-ppc64 >= 1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80
  • ocfs2-kmp-trace >= 1.6_3.0.26_0.7-0.7.13
  • ocfs2-kmp-xen >= 1.6_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.11.80
 Patchnames:
sleshasp2-kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.13-0.27.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.23-0.5.30
  • xen-kmp-pae >= 4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.23-0.5.30
  • xen-kmp-trace >= 4.1.6_06_3.0.101_0.7.23-0.5.30
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1
slessp2-kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.76-0.11.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-docs >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-63.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-63.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-0.7.23.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.26-0.7.6
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.17.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16
  • xen-kmp-pae >= 4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16
  • xen-kmp-trace >= 4.1.6_04_3.0.101_0.7.17-0.5.16
 Patchnames:
slessp2-kernel

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 kernel-source Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 19:19:12 2013
CVE page last modified: Wed Mar 12 14:30:51 2025