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kernel: unfiltered netdev rio_ioctl access by users

Published Jun 13, 2012

Description

The rio_ioctl function in drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/dl2k.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.7 does not restrict access to the SIOCSMIIREG command, which allows local users to write data to an Ethernet adapter via an ioctl call.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (1)

References (15)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 13, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 19, 2012
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Low
Public date Apr 26, 2012