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.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.09%
Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10444 vdb entry signature
https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17073 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/19369 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14609 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html not applicable vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17002 third party advisory permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/17826 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html not applicable vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878 vdb entry broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/19374 third party advisory permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2555?
CVE-2005-2555 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2555?
To fix CVE-2005-2555, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2555 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2555 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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