CVE-2010-3850

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.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1

http://secunia.com/advisories/43056

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291

http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2.0