CVE-2005-3179

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.

• CWE-264

• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17114Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17280Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107893Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17114Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17280Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/hg/linux-2.6/?cmd=changeset%3Bnode=d7067d7d1f92cba14963a430cfbd53098cbbc8fd
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:220
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:235Broken Link
• http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/9549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15154Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Oct 12, 2005

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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