CVE-2010-3850

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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_ADM

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.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00095

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Public exploit or PoC is available

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Affected Products & Versions

linux kernel< 2.6.36.2
suse linux enterprise desktopall versions
suse linux enterprise real time extensionall versions
suse linux enterprise serverall versions
suse linux enterprise software development kitall versions
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

localLinux Kernel < 2.6.36.2 (Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Half-Nelson.c' Econet Privilege Escalationverified

localLinux Kernel 2.6.37 (RedHat / Ubuntu 10.04) - 'Full-Nelson.c' Local Privilege Escalationverified

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Scoring & Timeline

2.1

LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Published to NVD30 Dec 2010 · 07:00 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-1119-1
usnUSN-1093-1
usnUSN-1083-1
usnUSN-1074-2
usnUSN-1074-1
Show all 6 vendor advisoriesusnUSN-1023-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

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

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/43056Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/43291Third Party Advisory

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

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

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

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

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

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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