CVE-2011-2910

Description

The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call. The setuid call is responsible for dropping privileges but if the call fails the daemon would continue to run with root privileges which can allow possible privilege escalation.

Category

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: ax25-tools ax25-tools
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910 third party advisory issue tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910 broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2910?
CVE-2011-2910 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2910?
To fix CVE-2011-2910, 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-2011-2910 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2910 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2011-2910?
CVE-2011-2910 affects ax25-tools ax25-tools.
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