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CVE-2014-0181

Published: Apr 27, 2014

Modified: Feb 13, 2025

PUBLISHED

Description

The 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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.10.45

x_refsource_CONFIRM

SUSE-SU-2015:0736

vendor-advisory

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SUSE-SU-2015:0652

vendor-advisory

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https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.9

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SUSE-SU-2015:0481

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

[oss-security] 20140423 Re: CVE-2014-0181: Linux network reconfiguration due to incorrect netlink checks

mailing-list

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https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=90f62cf30a78721641e08737bda787552428061e

x_refsource_CONFIRM

openSUSE-SU-2015:0566

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

vendor-advisory

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[netdev] 20140423 [PATCH 0/5]: Preventing abuse when passing file descriptors

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

SUSE-SU-2015:0812

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/04/16/3

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