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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-j72v-r3gf-6w7r",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:25:03Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:25:03Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-4080"
  ],
  "details": "The sysrq_sysctl_handler function in kernel/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not require the CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability to modify the dmesg_restrict value, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and read the kernel ring buffer by leveraging root privileges, as demonstrated by a root user in a Linux Containers (aka LXC) environment.",
  "severity": [],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4080"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bfdc0b497faa82a0ba2f9dddcf109231dd519fcc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bfdc0b497faa82a0ba2f9dddcf109231dd519fcc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=bfdc0b497faa82a0ba2f9dddcf109231dd519fcc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/10/26/10"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-05-24T23:55:00Z"
  }
}