Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.htmlBroken Link
- 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.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.htmlBroken Link
- 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.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 30, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified