CVE-2011-1019 (GCVE-0-2011-1019)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-03-01 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 22:14
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Summary
The dev_load function in net/core/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows local users to bypass an intended CAP_SYS_MODULE capability requirement and load arbitrary modules by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
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