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.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian / debian_linux | 7.0 | 7.0.x |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.11 | 3.12.27 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.15 | 3.15.8 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.13 | 3.14.15 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.3 | 3.4.101 |
| linux / linux_kernel | 3.5 | 3.10.51 |
| linux / linux_kernel | - | 3.2.62 |