CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in ptrace_pokeusr_area requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application that makes a ptrace system call.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2014-08-01
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-29