CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-0181

2.1 LOW Published 2014-04-27 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2014-04-27
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-264

Description

The Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not provide a mechanism for authorizing socket operations based on the opener of a socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify network configurations by using a Netlink socket for the (1) stdout or (2) stderr of a setuid program.

Affected configurations

• linux linux kernel (<= 3.14.1) • opensuse evergreen 11.4 • redhat enterprise linux desktop 5 • redhat enterprise linux server 5.0 • suse linux enterprise real time extension 11 • suse linux enterprise server 10 • suse linux enterprise server 11 • suse suse linux enterprise server 11

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

References