CVE-2010-3850

Description

The ec_dev_ioctl function in net/econet/af_econet.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and configure econet addresses via an SIOCSIFADDR ioctl call.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.16%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16c41745c7b92a243d0874f534c1655196c64b74
http://secunia.com/advisories/43056	third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=644156	issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-12/0086.html	mailing list broken link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/1	mailing list third party advisory patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2	broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:051	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00007.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1023-1	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html	mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0213	vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-3850?: CVE-2010-3850 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-3850?: To fix CVE-2010-3850, 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-2010-3850 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-3850 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.