PT-2019-6654
CVE-2011-2910
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Published
2019-11-15
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Updated
2019-11-26
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.2
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
ax25-tools versions prior to 0.0.8-13
Description
The issue is related to the AX.25 daemon (ax25d) not checking the return value of a setuid call, which is responsible for dropping privileges. If the setuid call fails, the daemon continues to run with root privileges, potentially allowing privilege escalation.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 0.0.8-13, update to version 0.0.8-13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the ax25d daemon to minimize the risk of exploitation.
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