CVE-2011-2910

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:linux-ax25:ax25-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:29

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910 - Broken Link () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910 - Broken Link
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
References () https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910 - Third Party Advisory () https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-11-15 17:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:29


NVD link : CVE-2011-2910

Mitre link : CVE-2011-2910

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2910


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

linux-ax25

  • ax25-tools
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management