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CVE-2005-2555

critical

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x does not properly restrict socket policy access to users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which could allow local users to conduct unauthorized activities via (1) ipv4/ip_sockglue.c and (2) ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14609

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018

http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

http://secunia.com/advisories/19369

http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

http://secunia.com/advisories/17002

https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10444

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2005-2556

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-08-16

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00446