CVE-2010-3850
LOW severity · CVSS 2.1
2.1CVSS LOW
Summary
The ec_dev_ioctl function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and configure econet addresses via an SIOCSIFADDR ioctl call.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impact—
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1Patch
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Advisory