Linux Kernel Tehuti Network Driver May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1019960
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1019960
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1675
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 2 2008
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Impact: Root access via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 2.6.25.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in the Linux Kernel. A local user may be able to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The bdx_ioctl_priv() function in 'drivers/net/tehuti.c' does not properly check for CAP_NET_ADMIN permissions. A local user may be able to exploit this to obtain elevated privileges.
David S. Miller reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A local user may be able to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (2.6.25.1).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Caldera/SCO), Linux (Conectiva), Linux (Debian), Linux (EnGarde), Linux (Gentoo), Linux (HP Secure OS), Linux (Immunix), Linux (Mandriva/Mandrake), Linux (Progeny Debian), Linux (Red Hat Enterprise), Linux (Red Hat Fedora), Linux (Red Hat Linux), Linux (SGI), Linux (Slackware), Linux (Sun), Linux (SuSE), Linux (Trustix), Linux (Turbo Linux), Linux (Ubuntu), Linux (Xandros)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 09:34:00 -0400
Subject: Linux Kernel
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http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.1
tehuti: move ioctl perm check closer to function start (CVE-2008-1675)
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