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CVE-2005-2555

Published: Aug 16, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2555
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian3.1 (including)3.1 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatkernel-0:2.4.21-37.EL*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatkernel-0:2.6.9-22.EL*
Kernel-source-2.4.27Ubuntudapper*
Kernel-source-2.4.27Ubuntuedgy*
Linux-source-2.6.15Ubuntudapper*
Linux-source-2.6.17Ubuntuedgy*

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