The skfp_ioctl function in drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 permits SKFP_CLR_STATS requests only when the…

Description

The skfp_ioctl function in drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.6 permits SKFP_CLR_STATS requests only when the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability is absent, instead of when this capability is present, which allows local users to reset the driver statistics, related to an "inverted logic" issue.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (27)

• 33938 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34502 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 37471 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2009:0360 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1749 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• DSA-1794 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11529 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 33758 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-751-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 35011 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20091120 VMSA-2009-0016 VMware vCenter and ESX update release and vMA patch release address multiple security issue in third party components (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20090220 CVE request: kernel: skfp_ioctl inverted logic flaw (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2009:031 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 34981 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 34394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8685 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• DSA-1787 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c25b9abbc2c2c0da88e180c3933d6e773245815a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• MDVSA-2009:071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• [netdev] 20090128 [PATCH] drivers/net/skfp: if !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN): inverted logic (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 34680 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-3316 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486534 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.28.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 35394 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 04:40 UTC.