CVE-2011-1019
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Summary
The dev_load function in net/core/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows local users to bypass an intended CAP_SYS_MODULE capability requirement and load arbitrary modules by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1
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