net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c in the ebtables module in the netfilter framework in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4 does not require…

Description

net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c in the ebtables module in the netfilter framework in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for setting or modifying rules, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and configure arbitrary network-traffic filtering via a modified ebtables application.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.40% · top 66% of all CVEs (6 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

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (30)

• RHSA-2010:0146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0147 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100114 Re: CVE Request: kernel ebtables perm check (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 38779 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dce766af541f6605fa9889892c0280bab31c66ab (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38296 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:014 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 37762 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• MDVSA-2011:051 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-0919 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• DSA-1996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.33-rc4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 38133 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 43315 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20100113 CVE Request: kernel ebtables perm check (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• ADV-2010-0109 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 39033 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 38333 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9630 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=555238 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 20110211 VMSA-2011-0003 Third party component updates for VMware vCenter Server, vCenter Update Manager, ESXi and ESX (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2010:010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• kernel-ebtables-security-bypass(55602) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 38492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2010:0161 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_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, 00:30 UTC.