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CVE-2011-1019
The dev_load function in net/core/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows local users to bypass an intended CAP_SYS_MODULE…
Low1.9EPSS 0.44%
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- Updated
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- redhat
Description
The dev_load function in net/core/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows local users to bypass an intended CAP_SYS_MODULE capability requirement and load arbitrary modules by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 1.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110225 Re: CVE request: kernel: CAP_SYS_MODULE bypass via CAP_NET_ADMIN (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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