CVE-2005-2555

Description

Linux kernel 2.6.x does not properly restrict socket policy access to users with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which could allow local users to conduct unauthorized activities via (1) ipv4/ip_sockglue.c and (2) ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10444

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14609

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2

http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017

http://secunia.com/advisories/19374

http://secunia.com/advisories/19369

http://secunia.com/advisories/17826

http://secunia.com/advisories/17073

http://secunia.com/advisories/17002

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3