237473 CVE-2008-3525 2008-09-12 13:22 0000 Linux <=2.6.26.5 wan: Missing capability checks in sbni_ioctl() (CVE-2008-3525) 2009-07-20 20:08:02 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Security Kernel unspecified All Linux NEW http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f2455eb176ac87081bbfc9a44b21c7cd2bc1967e [linux <=2.6.26.5] P2 normal --- 1 rbu@gentoo.org security@gentoo.org kernel@gentoo.org rbu@gentoo.org 2008-09-12 13:22:16 0000 CVE-2008-3525 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-3525): The sbni_ioctl function in drivers/net/wan/sbni.c in the wan subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.26.3 does not check for the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability before processing a (1) SIOCDEVRESINSTATS, (2) SIOCDEVSHWSTATE, (3) SIOCDEVENSLAVE, or (4) SIOCDEVEMANSIPATE ioctl request, which allows local users to bypass intended capability restrictions. kerframil@gmail.com 2008-10-03 11:31:10 0000 The relevant patch is included in versions 2.6.25-r7 and 2.6.26-r2 of hardened-sources. kerframil@gmail.com 2009-07-20 20:08:02 0000 hardened-kernel unaffected at present time. Removing alias. PS: Anything using >=genpatches-2.6.25-6 is unaffected