kernel: CAP_SYS_MODULE bypass via CAP_NET_ADMIN
Published Mar 1, 2013
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- < 2.6.38
No data.
MRG for RHEL-5
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0500
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0498
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG for RHEL-5 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.64.el5rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0500 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-71.29.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0498 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 as they did not backport the upstream commit a8f80e8f that introduced this flaw. This has been addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG via https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0498.html and https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0500.html.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 36.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 35.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 14.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1019 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1019
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1019
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.38 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/25/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1019 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680360 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8909c9ad8ff03611c9c96c9a92656213e4bb495b | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1019 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1019 |
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