{
    "id": "CVE-2010-4347",
    "published": "2010-12-22 21:00:19",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:24:36",
    "cvss_score": "6.9",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-269",
    "description": "The ACPI subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 uses 0222 permissions for the debugfs custom_method file, which allows local users to gain privileges by placing a custom ACPI method in the ACPI interpreter tables, related to the acpi_debugfs_init function in drivers/acpi/debugfs.c.",
    "epss_score": "0.02203",
    "epss_percentile": "0.82001",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:08",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "linux",
            "product": "linux_kernel"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "opensuse"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "suse",
            "product": "linux_enterprise_real_time_extension"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "15774",
            "title": "Linux Kernel < 2.6.37-rc2 - 'ACPI custom_method' Local Privilege Escalation",
            "date": "2010-12-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42778",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64155",
        "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ed3aada1bf34c5a9e98af167f125f8a740fc726a",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/3",
        "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/15/7",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/42778",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15774/",
        "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45408",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=663542"
    ]
}