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Case File

CVE-2011-4127

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.57% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-07-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2011-4127
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.57%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SG_IO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to (1) a partition block device or (2) an LVM volume.