Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 1, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1019
CVE-2011-1019
Description
The dev_load function in net/core/dev.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38 allows local users to bypass an intended CAP_SYS_MODULE capability requirement and load arbitrary modules by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
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References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495bnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38nvdBroken Link
- git.kernel.orgnvd
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