VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-1019

CVSS score1.9 LOW
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-03-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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