CVE - CVE-2011-1019

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-1019	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:[oss-security] 20110225 Re: CVE request: kernel: CAP_SYS_MODULE bypass via CAP_NET_ADMIN URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1 MISC:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 URL:http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110214	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110214)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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