Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2011-1019
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 (Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)