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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 1, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified