CVE-2005-2555

Published: August 16, 2005Last modified: November 10, 2023

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.

Status

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/17002
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17073
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17826
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19369
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19374
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1017
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1018
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2
• http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=6fc0b4a7a73a81e74d0004732df358f4f9975be2
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:218
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:219
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_50_kernel.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-514.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-663.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14609
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1878
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10444
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/169-1/