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CVE-2011-2910

6.7 · MEDIUM

The AX.25 daemon (ax25d) in ax25-tools before 0.0.8-13 does not check the return value of a setuid call.

Published Nov 15, 2019CWE-269EPSS 0.38%

Overview

CVE-2011-2910 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 15, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910Refsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910Refaccess.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2910Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-2910Refsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2910

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-2910?

CVE-2011-2910 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 15, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2011-2910?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-2910?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-2910?

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