PT-2013-1385 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Vasiliy Kulikov · Published 2011-05-10 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-1019

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.9

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.38

Description The issue allows local users to bypass an intended capability requirement, enabling them to load arbitrary modules. This is achieved by leveraging the CAP NET ADMIN capability in the dev load function in net/core/dev.c.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.38, update to version 2.6.38 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1019

RHSA-2011:0498

RHSA-2011:0500

RHSA-2011_0498

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b · Exploit
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1019 · Security Note
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-2015.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-0498.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1 · Note