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CVE-2010-3850
The ec_dev_ioctl function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43056
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, linux enterprise desktop, linux enterprise real time extension, linux enterprise server, linux enterprise software development kit, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 10, 11, 9, 5.0, 6.06, 8.04, 9.10, 10.04, 10.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 30th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.