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CVE-2011-1019

Published: 10 March 2011

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the CAP_SYS_MODULE capability was not needed to load kernel modules. A local attacker with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability could load existing kernel modules, possibly increasing the attack surface available on the system.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Not vulnerable

karmic Not vulnerable

lucid
Released (2.6.32-32.62)
maverick
Released (2.6.35-29.51)
natty
Released (2.6.38-7.35)
upstream
Released (2.6.38)
Patches:
Introduced by

a8f80e8ff94ecba629542d9b4b5f5a8ee3eb565c

Fixed by 8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Not vulnerable

lucid
Released (2.6.32-316.30)
maverick Ignored
(end of life)
natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38)
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38)
linux-lts-backport-maverick
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid
Released (2.6.35-30.54~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38)
linux-lts-backport-natty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable
(2.6.38-7.35~lucid1)
maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Ignored
(end of life)
lucid
Released (2.6.32-217.34)
maverick
Released (2.6.32-417.34)
natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38)
linux-source-2.6.15
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Not vulnerable

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick Does not exist

natty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.6.38)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Does not exist

hardy Does not exist

karmic Does not exist

lucid Does not exist

maverick
Released (2.6.35-903.23)
natty
Released (2.6.38-1205.6)
upstream
Released (2.6.38)