CVE-2014-0181

Summary

CVECVE-2014-0181
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-27 00:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-04-16 15:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not provide a mechanism for authorizing socket operations based on the opener of a socket, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify network configurations by using a Netlink socket for the (1) stdout or (2) stderr of a setuid program.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Evergreen 11.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Evergreen 11.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0812-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE-2023-2002: Linux Bluetooth: Unauthorized management command execution MISC www.openwall.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.45 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/netdev/net.git - Netdev Group's networking tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.9 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0566-1: important: kernel update fo SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
'[PATCH 0/5]: Preventing abuse when passing file descriptors' - MARC MLIST marc.info Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2014-0181: Linux network reconfiguration due to incorrect netlink checks MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:0652-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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